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Research shows why parents are born and not made

Biology /

created Nov 03, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (10) | comments 2

Research published today reveals for the first time that the different roles of mothers and fathers are influenced by genetics. The study, by the Universities of Exeter and Edinburgh, shows how variation in where males and ...





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New clues about mitochondrial 'growth spurts'

New clues about mitochondrial 'growth spurts'

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mitochondria are restless, continually merging and splitting. But contrary to conventional wisdom, the size of these organelles depends on more than fusion and fission, as Berman et al. show. Mitochondrial ...


Biologist Shows Female Birds of a Feather Compete Together

Biologist Shows Female Birds of a Feather Compete Together

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- With its flamboyantly decorated plumage, the peacock is a classic example of how males among many bird species are more visually eye-catching than their female partners. But new research, ...


Low-income women 4 times more likely to report fair or poor health

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Low-income women are four times more likely than higher-income women to report fair or poor health and nearly twice as likely to report a health condition that limits their basic physical activities, according to a new policy ...


When adult patients have anxiety disorder, their children need help too

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In what is believed to be the first U.S. study designed to prevent anxiety disorders in the children of anxious parents, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center have found that a family-based program reduced symptoms ...


Animal families with the most diversity also have widest range of size

Animal families with the most diversity also have widest range of size

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Somewhere out there in the ocean, SpongeBob SquarePants has a teeny-tiny cousin and a humongous uncle.


Tech review: Zoombak GPS Car & Family Locator

Tech review: Zoombak GPS Car & Family Locator

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Product: Zoombak Advanced GPS Car & Family Locator.


Family members of critically ill patients want to discuss loved ones' uncertain prognoses

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 29, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Critically ill patients frequently have uncertain prognoses, but their families overwhelmingly wish that physicians would address prognostic uncertainty candidly, according to a new study out of the University of San Francisco ...


Low Literacy Can Lead to Food 'Portion Distortion'

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- How big is a serving of spaghetti or a cup of cranberry juice? Correctly estimating the size of a food serving is important for maintaining a healthy weight, but a new study suggests people with lower literacy ...


Genetic risk factors may tailor prostate cancer screening approaches

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 17, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Men with a family history of prostate cancer and African-American men are particularly susceptible to the disease, with a twofold to sevenfold increased risk. Assessing risk in these populations has been difficult.


Ancient fossils shed light on anatomical changes accompanying evolution of first land vertebrates

Ancient fossils shed light on anatomical changes accompanying evolution of first land vertebrates

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Cartoon depictions of the first animals to emerge from the ocean and walk on land often show a simple fish with feet, venturing from water to land. But according to Jennifer Clack, a paleontologist at the ...



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