Link between IBD and Parkinson’s might allow doctors to slow down condition

Doctors may be able to modify or slow down the progress of the neurological condition Parkinson's…

Avoiding the car for travel could significantly lower risk of illness and death

People who are more active when commuting to work by walking or cycling could be cutting…

Higher formaldehyde risk in e-cigarettes than previously thought

The researchers who published an article three years ago about the presence of previously undiscovered forms…

The vessel not taken: Understanding disproportionate blood flow

Each time a blood vessel splits into smaller vessels, red blood cells (RBCs) are presented with…

Sleep better, parent better: Study shows link between maternal sleep and permissive parenting

A new study looks at the link between maternal sleep and permissive parenting during late adolescence.…

Widespread ocean anoxia was cause for past mass extinction

For decades, scientists have conducted research centered around the five major mass extinctions that have shaped…

Major fossil study sheds new light on emergence of early animal life 540 million years ago

All the major groups of animals appear in the fossil record for the first time around…

Insufficient sleep, even without extended wakefulness, leads to performance impairments

Researchers have isolated the impacts of short sleep and extended wakefulness on vigilant performance decline.

Sweet potatoes didn’t originate in the Americas as previously thought

Sweet potatoes may seem as American as Thanksgiving, but scientists have long debated whether their plant…

Chemists synthesize millions of proteins not found in nature

Chemists have devised a way to rapidly synthesize and screen millions of novel proteins that could…