As per new research, a hormone that develops in men during puberty plays a critical role in predicting early in life whether a person will acquire specific diseases later in life.
Researchers have long searched for genetic influences in schizophrenia, a neurodevelopmental disorder that disrupts brain activity producing hallucinations, delusions, and other cognitive disturbances. However, the disease's genetic mutations have been identified in only a small fraction few
Two studies have linked prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals with different health outcomes later in life. The first study links prenatal phthalate exposure to reduced childhood lung function between the ages of 4 and 11. The second study found an association between prenatal
Twelve years after an oil spill coated nearly 35 miles of the Kalamazoo River, new research confirms that turtles rehabilitated in the aftermath of the disaster had high long-term survival rates.
According to a University of Gothenburg study, four hours of light physical exercise every week is associated with milder symptoms of intracerebral haemorrhage as well as higher survival rates.
Cancer cells require proteins that bind copper ions in order to develop and spread throughout the human body. Recent studies on the interactions between proteins and how they bind to metals in cancer-related proteins have revealed possible new therapeutic targets.
According to a study, commercial infant meals and formula milk are marketed online, and these marketing strategies are associated with poor parental feeding habits.
A recent study has found that membrane voltage being higher than in healthy cells it also fluctuates over time - with breast cancer cells behaving much like neurons.
Binge eating disorder is wired in the brain from an early age. Researchers revealed neurobiology of binge eating disorder and how it differs between the sexes.
Study revealed the causes behind the increase in obesity rates. And suggested that modern diets consist of highly processed and refined foods -- which are low in protein -- people are driven to consume more energy-dense foods until they satisfy their protein demand.