1+ week, 1+ day ago  (839+ words) “Butterfly skin,” the term commonly used to describe epidermolysis bullosa (EB), is quite the contradiction to the condition itself. While butterflies are often associated with freedom, and are widely perceived as gentle creatures, a diagnosis of EB is associated with…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (523+ words) A smile. A frown. The faces a child pays closer attention to might offer invaluable insight into their mental health. Depression may shape how much children pay attention to emotional expressions – sad or happy faces – and those changes appear to…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (638+ words) Cornell scientists have taken a major step toward developing a safe, reversible, long-acting and 100% effective nonhormonal male contraceptive, considered the holy grail of male contraception. A proof of principle study in mice, six years in the making, shows how targeting…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (533+ words) Exposure to extreme heat conditions is resulting in more babies being born with low birth weight, according to a new study involving Adelaide University researchers. The collaborative study, published in BMC Medicine, used health data from more than 85,000 mothers and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (291+ words) New twin research shows that innate IQ plays a major role in predicting your future socio-economic status. The study, which follows twins during the crucial early adult years, reinforces the view that heredity and genes shape our life opportunities - and…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (684+ words) Many labs are already collecting massive amounts of data. Why does decision-making still feel so manual and reactive despite all that instrumentation? Second, the reactive nature of traditional management: most labs still operate in “fix it when it breaks” mode,…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (702+ words) A single exposure to a toxic fungicide during pregnancy can increase the risk of disease for 20 subsequent generations - with inherited health problems worsening many generations after exposure. The research has implications for deciphering rising disease rates among humans, Skinner said,…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (762+ words) For the past several decades, fertility rates have been in decline. In 1950, the global total fertility rate was around 4.8, meaning that the average woman could expect to have 4–⁠5 children during her lifetime. By 2021, this fertility rate had more than halved…...

4+ mon, 8+ hour ago  (1534+ words) Pregnancy is often described in terms of hormones, physical symptoms, and bodily changes. But one of the most significant organs undergoing transformation is the brain. Recently, neuroscience research has begun to reveal that pregnancy represents one of the most dramatic…...

4+ mon, 11+ hour ago  (7+ words) Technology Networks...