Offering children a wide variety and large quantities of snack food encourages them to eat more – and may contribute…
Shedding light on darker parts of our genetic heritage
More than half of our genome consists of transposons, DNA sequences that are reminiscent of ancient, extinct viruses. Transposons are normally silenced…
Study shows relationship between type of delivery and twins’ psychological development
A research team has analyzed for the first time the effect of the type of delivery on twins’ psychological development…
Hearing loss tied with mental, physical, and social ailments in older people
Hearing loss has a profound impact on older people, as it can lead to anxiety, restricted activity, and perhaps even…
Understanding the mode of action of the primaquine: New insights into a 70 year old puzzle
Researchers have taken significant steps in understanding the way that the anti-malarial drug primaquine (PQ) works, which they hope will…
3q29 deletion survey: Distinct social profile, high ASD risk
3q29 deletion syndrome is a strong risk factor for both schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder. People with the rare condition…
How long does a surgery take? Researchers create model
For years, surgeons have estimated how long a surgery will take. Now, researchers have created a model using data from…
Newly discovered biosynthetic pathway in bacteria recipe for drug discovery and production
Researchers have described a novel biochemical strategy used by bacteria to synthesize natural products.
Boosting the discovery of new drugs to treat spinal cord injuries using zebrafish
A research team led by Leonor Saúde, Principal Investigator at Instituto de Medicina Molecular, in partnership with the company Technophage,…
Music can be a viable alternative to medications in reducing anxiety before anesthesia
Music is a viable alternative to sedative medications in reducing patient anxiety prior to a peripheral nerve block procedure, according…