Low-calorie diets can extend longevity, but new research is the first to show that calorie restriction influences the body’s circadian rhythms’ involvement with the aging process in cells.
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cientists studying how aging affects the biological clock's...
The human brain actively develops until a person reaches their early twenties. Studies suggest that adults who smoked pot regularly during adolescence exhibit reduced neural connectivity in regions responsible for memory, learning and inhibitions.
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When high...
The rapid development of a safe and effective vaccine to prevent the Zika virus (ZIKV) is a global priority, as infection in pregnant women has been shown to lead to fetal microcephaly and other major birth defects. The World...
Beauty may not simply be in the eye of the beholder, but in his or her relational goals, suggests new research.
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Beauty may not simply be in the eye of the beholder, but in his or...
These findings are notable because they diverge from the predominant narrative in divorce literature, which suggests that the offspring of divorced parents are more likely to get divorced themselves because they see their parents struggling to manage conflict or...
Virus' envelope. Its unusual structure, never before seen in nature, could let scientists develop super-durable materials and better treat disease.
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It's like the Superman of viruses, astonishingly tough and able to survive in an environment...
This is an infographic of the most important contributors to cancer from the environment.Credit: Public Health Ontario
Between 3,540 and 6,510 new cancer cases in Ontario each year result from environmental factors, says a new report from Cancer Care Ontario...
William Wimley is the George A. Adrouny Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Tulane University School of Medicine.
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The world may be closer to knowing why Ebola spreads so easily thanks to a team of researchers from...
Bacterial cells (stock illustration).
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Leading hospital "superbugs," known as the enterococci, arose from an ancestor that dates back 450 million years -- about the time when animals were first crawling onto land (and well before the...
The attached graphic shows the distribution of artemesinin resistance throughout the world. "Dark Green" means that all parasites are more or less "normal" (and therefore not resistant to artemisinins), "Red” (primarily in South-East Asia) means that a very high...
Endocrine disrupting chemicals interfere with hormone action to cause adverse health effects in people.Credit: Image courtesy of NYU Langone Medical Center
Annual healthcare costs and lost earnings in the United States from low-level but daily exposure to hazardous chemicals commonly...
