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When it comes to spending money, mothers may favor their daughters, while fathers tend to favor their sons. These are the results of four new experiments. Source: Medical News Today: Parents tend to favor their same-sex child
Continue Reading →We look at the possible health benefits of kombucha in detail, including mental health, weight loss, and liver health. Learn more. Source: Medical News Today: Kombucha: Eight potential health benefits
Continue Reading →How the brain makes sense of narratives is still a mystery, but reading stories in an MRI scanner gives insight into the brain regions at work. Source: Medical News Today: Reading stories creates universal patterns in the brain
Continue Reading →A new study on cannabis use that involved 1,136 patients (from 18 to 40 years of age) with mental illnesses who had been seen five times during the year after discharge from a psychiatric hospital demonstrates that sustained used of cannabis is associated with an increase in violent behavior in young people. Moreover, the association […]
Continue Reading →Dental procedures are an overlooked source of antibiotic prescribing, which is a concern as these medications increase the risk of developing C. difficile. Source: Antibiotics for dental procedures linked to superbug infection
Continue Reading →For the first time, scientists have documented a direct link between deletions in two genes–fam57ba and doc2a–in zebrafish and certain brain and body traits, such as seizures, hyperactivity, large head size, and increased fat content. Both genes reside in the 16p11.2 region of the genome, which has been linked to multiple brain and body disorders […]
Continue Reading →Experts have reported that an Ebola vaccine is safe for children as well as adults and produces an immune response. Source: Ebola vaccine tested in adults and children in Africa hailed a success
Continue Reading →An international team has discovered a new way that cells fix an important and dangerous type of DNA damage known as a DNA-protein cross-link (DPC). The researchers found that a protein named ZATT can eliminate DPCs with the help of another protein, TDP2. Source: DNA damage caused by cancer treatment reversed by ZATT protein
Continue Reading →Preclampsia, the most dangerous form of hypertension during a pregnancy, is known to originate in the placenta. But the root causes remain largely a mystery. Findings reveal that it is not a single disease caused solely by genetic factors: Epigenetically regulated genes play an important role. The research team also developed an in vitro model […]
Continue Reading →Many asymmetric absorbers are currently based on a single-port system, where sound enters one side and is absorbed before a rigid wall. In this design, however, light and air are unable to pass through the system. But new research shows that asymmetric absorption can be realized within a straight transparent waveguide. Source: Asymmetric sound absorption […]
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