Percutaneous valve procedures, which are currently approved only in Europe, are under study in the U.S. In particular, researchers are studying the safety and…
A new neurobiological study has found that a synthetic form of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis, is an effective anti-depressant at low doses. However,…
Grillon and colleagues at the National Institute of Mental Health sought to examine whether stress increases unconditioned fear in humans. To do this, they…
A new study shows that obstacles to smoking cessation and motives for quitting smoking vary with age. The study presented at CHEST 2007, the 73rd annual…
In the study, 168,159 people (69,409 men, 98,750 women) from 18 to 80 years old (average age 48) in 63 countries across five continents were evaluated by their…
Researchers have found that vaccination against influenza strains seem to be more effective in a semi-urban population than in a rural population of…
It also found that men who think about chocolate end up eating more of it than women who have the same thoughts.A paper entitled Resistance can be futile…
In the very young and old it can also cause hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) — a disease characterized by anemia and kidney failure. A new study by Jorge Girón…
The finding reveals that the human form of the gene arose much earlier than scientists had estimated previously. It also raises the possibility that…
This fungus has two mating-types/sexes, and mating typically requires two individuals with opposite mating types. It had been a mystery why one mating type is…
Results of a new study may one day help scientists learn how to enhance a naturally occurring mechanism in the brain that promotes resilience to psychological…
“Mental health responses were good during the early part of the crisis, but most schools were not able to sustain their efforts,” said Lisa H. Jaycox, the…
“Because race has such profound social, political and economic consequences, we should be wary of allowing the concept to be redefined in a way that obscures…
Are you happy? Well don't try to be happier; you might become less happy. That is the gist of a multi-cultural study published this month in the Journal of…
Humans may not be any more sensitive in detecting biological motion compared with nonbiological motion, concludes a study recently published in Journal of…
The study was conducted by Robert W. Palmatier, Evert McCabe faculty fellow and assistant professor of marketing in the Michael G. Foster School of Business at…
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