Science and Medicine

Depressed Moms Disrupt Babies’ Sleep

“One has to examine the health of the family system and address the problem...

Fasting for Lent Forces Hyenas to Change Diet

Ecologists have discovered these changes in human diet have a dramatic impact on the...

Protein Jailbreak Prolongs Breast Cancer

The findings may help develop better therapies and prognostics for the disease. Researchers have...

Can Our Genes Be Making Us Fat?

While researchers recognize that the cause of obesity is multifaceted, they continue to examine...

Butterflies Decline After Early Snowmelt

“Research of this nature is critical to assessing the broader effects of weather on...

Mid-Atlantic Suburbs Can Expect an Early Spring

A recent study has found that spring is indeed arriving earlier—and autumn later—in the...

Heart Attacks Rise Following Daylight Saving Time

Luckily, the body’s clock eventually synchs with the environment Daylight-saving time this year begins...

Another Mechanism Discovered by Which Sulforaphane Prevents Cancer

The influence of sulforaphane on DNA methylation was explored by examining methylation of the...

Extreme Summer Temperatures Occur More Frequently in United States

This supports the conclusion that extreme summertime temperatures are already occurring more frequently in...

Many Hits, Not One, May Cause Concussions

A two-year study of high school football players suggests concussions are likely caused by...