A new study found that a father's diet can affect their son's ability to out-compete a rival's sperm after mating.Image Credit: Flickr/Aikawa Ke
New research involving Monash University biologists has debunked the view that males just pass on genetic material...
A diagram of an experimental setup to test how a plantigrade (heel-down) stance affects the amount of force a person is able to apply to a pendulum.Credit: David Carrier/University of Utah
Walking on our heels, a feature that separates great...
Brief heat shock reduces protein aggregation in a C. elegans model of Huntington's disease.Credit: Caroline Kumsta, Ph.D.
Research identifies cellular recycling process linked to beneficial effects of enduring mild stress
Biologists have known for decades that enduring a short period of...
The leading cause of death in the U.S. is heart disease. In past decades, doctors had typically worked to keep patients' blood pressure less than 140 mmHg. SPRINT concluded that there could be a 27 percent reduction in mortality...
Participants rode stationary bikes while wearing a wireless heart rate monitor and an EEG cap.Credit: Image courtesy of University of California - Santa Barbara
It's universally accepted that the benefits of exercise go well beyond fitness, from reducing the risk...
Work-hard, play-hard culture may put elite athletes at higher risk of substance abuse
As she was planning her study to look into the role physical activity and sport play in the development of substance addiction, Laurie de Grace was forewarned...
Gluten-free products often contain rice flour as a substitute for wheat. Rice is known to bioaccumulate certain toxic metals, including arsenic and mercury from fertilizers, soil, or water, but little is known about the health effects of diets high...
Recent research published in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics offers one glimpse into how cutting calories impacts aging inside a cell.Image Credit: Flickr/jek-a-go-go
There's a multi-billion-dollar industry devoted to products that fight signs of aging, but moisturizers only go skin...
Doctors are beginning to get answers to the question that every parent whose child has had a traumatic brain injury (TBI) wants to know: What will my child be like 10 years from now?
In a study to be presented...
A new study says neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's may be linked to defective brain cells disposing toxic proteins that make neighboring cells sick.Image credit: Flickr/HAMZA BUTT
Rutgers scientists say neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's may be linked...
A baby's sex could play a role in why some women report differences with morning sickness, cravings and other symptoms based on the sex of their baby.
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Women have claimed for years that their bodies...
