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"Our findings support both the notion that PTSD is not unnatural, and that long-lasting effects of predator-induced fear with likely effects on fecundity and survival, are the norm in nature."
Celiac disease could someday be diagnosed with a few hours instead of weeks or months.
Choose your food wisely and demand more of producers, the researchers advise us.
Some people thrive on waking up at 4 AM every day -- and this might run in the family.
Supermarket shelves are packed with a variety of cooking oils -- but which on to choose?
Don't be afraid!
"Since the virus cannot infect human liver cells, it is highly unlikely that the virus can infect people."
Although labeling is not required by law, sesame causes allergies in more than one million children and adults in the United States, researchers discovered — a figure much higher than previous calculations. The study by Northwestern University provided the first up-to-date estimates on the current prevalence of sesame allergy among U.S. children and adults in […]
This could usher in a new age of Alzheimer's research.
Contrary to popular belief, estrogen hormones masculinize the brain in many mammals. The new findings might explain why boys are more affected by autism than girls.
Adding soybean to your diet might help stave off some of the harmful side-effects of smoking cannabis.
Tag one of your #trivia-nerd friends.
Sticks and stones may break your bones but this thing will fix'em right up.
Take away the proteins, and our immune systems decimate cancers.
"It's a clear demonstration that parthenolide has the potential to progress from the flowerbed into the clinic," they report.
The Komodo dragon is an awesome predator -- and now scientists have discovered its genetic secrets.
It's time to put CRISPR to the test, but researchers are cautious.
It's twice more common than previous CDC estimates.
Balding could soon be a thing of the past -- if you're wealthy enough.
Food enjoyment might be a key clue in understanding obesity.
However, simple infection control procedures can go a long way to mitigate the risk.
Eat less processed food!
"This [study] shows that more research is needed into the efficiency of different water treatment methods for antibiotic removal, as none of the treatments currently used were designed to incorporate this," says lead author Dr. Lena Ciric.
This could be a game changer.
What we experience sometimes doesn't fit with what we think about ourselves -- keeping a first-person perspective helps cut through that.
Too clean is not necessarily a good thing.
Marijuana has anti-inflammatory molecules which could be used in a new class of painkillers.
An aggressive strain of drug-resistant malaria that originated in Cambodia has rapidly spread into neighboring countries.
Something did seem to happen -- but let's not get carried away.
Yet another consequence of global warming rears its ugly head.
For the younger generation, Sunday nights are filled with anxiety over the upcoming workweek.
We need the world to produce more fruits and veggies -- and we need to convince people to eat more of them.
Daily aspirin used to be sound advice for decades -- but not anymore.
Scientists dial in on some factors that make people prone to heart attacks.
It definitely can't hurt your chances.
Drug overdosing is still a huge healthcare problem in the US -- but at least there now seems to be light at the end of the tunnel.
If you're allergic to bee venom, this vaccine is for you.
Have you considered trying menstrual cups?
Scientists are getting closer to revealing the timeline of HIV evolution.
Myth: busted.
"We now have a pathogen whose molecular history we can follow for thousands of years," says paper co-author McCormick. "The jury's out, evidence is accumulating, and we're all going to learn as we go forward."
"In the future, we might also adapt dietary regimens for insect rearing in order to increase their antioxidant content for animal or human consumption," say the authors.
Healthy body, healthy mind.
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"We are incredibly excited about this first discovery on the road to realizing the goals of the Harnessing Plants Initiative," the authors say.
Rats with artificially-reduced ghrelin signaling showed impaired performance in an episodic memory task.
It's still early days, but the results are exciting.
The reason is pretty simple: there's no evidence that it works.
It's an important step towards eliminating some types of cancer.
The best course of action in such situations is simply to avoid places that could make you 'sin'.
