Child obesity ’35-40 percent’ inherited from parents, study finds
For the most obese children, around 30-40% of their tendency towards obesity is determined by genetics and family environment, a new study says.Image Credit:Flickr/Thomas...
Heart risks in middle age boost dementia risk later in life
People who have heart disease risks in middle age - such as diabetes, high blood pressure or smoking - are at higher risk for...
Mediterranean diet may decrease pain associated with obesity
Eating a Mediterranean diet could decrease the chances an overweight person will experience regular pain, a new study says.Image Credit:Flickr/mmtzphoto
Eating a Mediterranean diet could...
Average life expectancy set to increase by 2030
Average life expectancy is set to increase in many countries by 2030 – and will exceed 90 years in South Korea, according to new...
Researchers uncover brain circuitry central to reward-seeking behavior
Green: NAc-projecting prefrontal cortex neurons become active during the presentation of a reward-predictive cue, and this activity drives reward-seeking behavior. Purple: PVT-projecting prefrontal cortex...
From rocks in Colorado, evidence of a ‘chaotic solar system’
The layer cake of sedimentary rock near Big Bend, Texas, shows the alternating layers of shale and limestone characteristic of the rock laid down...
Autism risk linked to herpes infection during pregnancy
Women actively infected with genital herpes during early pregnancy had twice the odds of giving birth to a child later diagnosed with autism spectrum...
Astronomers have found a system of seven Earth-sized planets just 40 light-years away
This artist's impression shows the view from the surface of one of the planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system. At least seven planets orbit this...
Surprising dunes on comet Chury
Left, an image of comet Chury showing outgassing of water vapor, which entrains dust (© ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM). Right, the neck region, between the comet's two...
Science versus the ‘Horatio Alger myth’
Schematic of the model. The “Law of the jungle” where every agent (in blue) can grab wealth (in red) from any other to fill...
Researchers gain insight into a physical phenomenon that leads to earthquakes
Credit: Ian Kluft
Scientists have gotten better at predicting where earthquakes will occur, but they're still in the dark about when they will strike and...
