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How Many Calories Do You Burn? It Depends on Time of Day

November 9, 2018

The findings reinforce the important role of the circadian clock in governing metabolism

Immigration to the United States Changes a Person's Microbiome

November 2, 2018

The study of communities migrating from Southeast Asia could provide insight into some of the metabolic health issues affecti...

Mouse Pups with Same-Sex Parents Born Using Stem Cells and Gene Editing

October 15, 2018

Researchers were able to produce healthy mice with two mothers that went on to have normal offspring of their own

BPA Replacements in Plastics Cause Reproductive Problems in Lab Mice

September 17, 2018

Twenty years ago, researchers made the accidental discovery that BPA had leached out of plastic cages used to house female mi...

Evolutionary Changes in the Human Brain May Have Led to Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia

August 10, 2018

A study identifies an unusually lengthy array of tandem repeats found only within the human version of a gene governing ...

Study Challenges Evolution of FOXP2 as Human-Specific Language Gene

August 7, 2018

FOXP2, a gene implicated in affecting speech and language, is held up as a textbook example of positive selection on a human-...

5,300-Year-Old Iceman's Last Meal Reveals Remarkably High-Fat Diet

July 13, 2018

In 1991, German tourists discovered in the Eastern Italian Alps a human body that was later determined to be the oldest natur...

Psychedelic Drugs Promote Neural Plasticity in Rats and Flies

June 14, 2018

Psychedelic drugs may have mind-altering powers in the physical sense, too

Meet NOTCH2NL, the Human-Specific Genes That May Have Given Us Our Big Brains

June 1, 2018

The genetic changes behind the expansion that made us human have been elusive, until now

Shivering and Exercise Both Trigger Same Fat-Burning Effect

May 2, 2018

The study found that even a short bout of moderate exercise increased levels of a lipid in male, female, young, old, sedentar...

A Lithium Battery That Operates at -70 Degrees Celsius, a Record Low

March 2, 2018

Recent research findings could aid engineers in developing technology suited to withstand the coldest reaches of outer s...

Stem Cell Vaccine Immunizes Lab Mice Against Multiple Cancers

February 16, 2018

Injecting mice with inactivated induced pluripotent stem cells launched a strong immune response against breast, lung, and sk...

Hairy Skin Grown from Mouse Stem Cells

January 3, 2018

Although various methods of generating skin tissue in the lab have already been developed, their ability to imitate real skin...

With Wrist-Worn Gadget, Researchers Capture Real-Life Sleep for the First Time

January 2, 2018

It will now be possible to objectively capture the real-life sleep habits and sleep quality of large numbers of people outsid...

Pine and Poplar Wood Improve Sunlight-Driven Water Purification

November 16, 2017

Recent findings could be used in a simple and inexpensive biodegradable device for water purification