May 19th, 2012
A new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital has found a link between saturated fats and declines in memory and overall cognitive function.
The study also found that monounsaturated fat was associated with better overall cognitive function and memory.
The research team analyzed data ...
May 19th, 2012
After seeing faces for less than a blink of an eye, college students can accurately identify a person's sexual orientation, according to new research that shows that "gaydar" persisted even when they saw the photos upside down.
The findings, published in the open-access ...
May 19th, 2012
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center recently transplanted a set of human genes into a zebrafish and then used it to identify genes responsible for head size at birth. Head size in human babies is related to autism, as well as other ...
May 19th, 2012
A new study has found that the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq is dramatically lower than predicted.
A Harvard researcher credits new efforts by the Army to prevent PTSD, as well as ensuring that those ...
May 18th, 2012
An extract of the Chinese herb kudzu may be useful in treating alcoholism and curbing binge drinking, according to a new study by McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School ...
May 18th, 2012
A new study has found that weak head and neck control in infants is a red flag for autism spectrum disorder ...
May 18th, 2012
The number of teens who have experienced mania— a hallmark of bipolar disorder, characterized by excessive energy, a lack of sleep and sometimes risky behaviors – is close to the number of adults estimated to have the disorder, suggesting that in many ...
May 18th, 2012
A new study has found that early drug and alcohol use is associated with lower levels of educational achievement.
A study of ...
May 18th, 2012
New research has found that parents are happier than people who are not parents.
In the study, “In Defense of Parenthood: Children Are Associated With More ...
May 17th, 2012
Genes play a greater role in forming character traits — such as self-control, decision-making or sociability — than was previously thought, ...
