Women’s performance on math and verbal tests is best at higher temperatures, while men perform best on the same tests…
Eating healthily at work matters
A new study has demonstrated that employees at a large urban hospital who purchased the least healthy food in its…
Study identifies dog breeds, physical traits that pose highest risk of biting children
Nearly five million people are bitten by dogs each year in the United States, and children are at a much…
Positive aspects of masculinity helps improve boys’ attitudes toward relationship violence
A program aimed at reducing violence against women and girls by focusing on positive expressions of masculinity changed the attitudes…
Examining ethical issues surrounding wearable brain devices marketed to consumers
Wearable brain devices are now being marketed directly to consumers and often claim to confer benefits like boosting memory and…
New study estimates preventable cancer burden linked to poor diet in the US
A new study has estimated the association between suboptimal consumption of seven types of foods and specific cancers. They found…
New role in spatial chromosome organization identified for often mutated cancer protein
New research sheds light on the function of the ARID1A protein, encoded by a gene that is among the most…
Early antiretroviral treatment may preserve key immune responses to HIV
Investigators have found that instituting combination antiretroviral treatment at the earliest stages of HIV infection may allow the generation of…
A road map to stem cell development
Researchers have developed a way to map retinal cell development and potentially advance regenerative medicine.
Massive sequencing study links rare DNA alterations to type 2 diabetes
An international consortium of scientists has analyzed protein-coding genes from nearly 46,000 people, linking rare DNA alterations to type 2…