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Sperm carries memories of dad's eating habits
May 10, 2026 • 05:45 PM
At some point in our lifetimes, we have all inherited family heirlooms passed on from generation to generation.
Our bequests could range from say a grandfather's clock or dad's watch to that of our dads teaching us how to ride a bike or even how to handle money.
But besides these obvious material additions and habits, what if our fathers also bequeathed, our own feeding behavior?!
This is precisely the focus of a new study by a team of Scandinavian researchers, led by Dr. Romain Barres, an...
A marker for migratory breast cancer spreading to brain
May 10, 2026 • 05:45 PM
When the young lose their way
May 10, 2026 • 05:45 PM
No more exercise, just pop a pill...
May 10, 2026 • 05:45 PM
The concept of an exercise pill- a drug that you could take which mimics the beneficial effects of physical exercise, is of huge consumer interest.
Research into these types of pill have been underway since 2004, however, most of the front-runner candidates are still in experimental stages.
A recent article published in a CellPress journal, reviews the 8 potential exercise pills that are being investigated, highlighting that this area of research is being developed and could be seen on the...
Your brain has room for optimism
May 10, 2026 • 05:45 PM
Optimism is a personality trait that has been defined by psychologists as the tendency to hold overall favorable expectancies about our future.
Now there is physical evidence for the headquarters of optimism- a brain region linked to a buoyant nature and certain degree of resilience against adversity.
Recently, researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign performed a study in healthy individuals to explore the connection between brain regions and emotional health.
Dr.Sanda...
C-sections may affect babies' cognition
May 10, 2026 • 05:45 PM
Researchers have shown that babies' delivered via a caesarean section have altered concentration capabilities compared to those born vaginally.
Dr Scott Adler and colleagues at the Department of Psychology and Centre for Vision Research at York University, Canada, have shown that a baby's spatial attention is influenced by method of birth.
Spatial attention is used to describe how well we are able to prioritize and focus on one particular area or object of interest.
It is known that very early...
New Imaging Tool lights up the Brain
May 10, 2026 • 05:45 PM
Harvard scientists have developed a new tool that could lead the way in brain imaging at a level previously thought impossible.
Professor Jeff William Lichtman, the senior author of the study, took many individual microscope images of the brain and turned them into a 3D image on a computer.
This creates a valuable map of the brain that could ultimately create a valuable resource that other scientists could use.
"Our goal was to develop an automated method for generating detailed information about...
Innovative brain probe allows control of neurons
May 10, 2026 • 05:45 PM
Germany leads in new methods for acute stroke treatment
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Changing views on vaccines
May 10, 2026 • 05:45 PM
Increasing outbreaks of whooping cough and measles in the U.S. have triggered national conversations about the safety and efficacy of vaccinations.
This has resulted in more parents being in support of vaccines overall and believing them to be safer.
The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health asked nearly 1500 parents across America in May about how their views on vaccinations changed between the last two years.
Since the outbreak of measles in...
Say Hello to your pocket psychiatrist!
May 10, 2026 • 05:45 PM
Don't think you can trick your smart phone with a fake smile as it can figure out if you are depressed!
Much as it sounds as if you are reading a cool science fiction piece, this has been recently established in a scientific study by a group from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, led by Dr. David Mohr.
Depression is a serious mental illness that afflicts nearly 350 million people, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
At its worst stage, depression can lead to...
Predicting drug failure in Rheumatoid Arthritis
May 10, 2026 • 05:45 PM
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