News tagged with evolutionary studies
Trustworthy mating advice deepens bond between straight women and gay men
Why do straight women and gay men form close relationships with one another? A new psychology study from The University of Texas at Austin suggests the glue that cements these unique relationships is honest, unbiased relationship ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 20, 2013 |
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Fruit flies with Restless Legs Syndrome point to a genetic cause
When flies are made to lose a gene with links to Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), they suffer the same sleep disturbances and restlessness that human patients do. The findings reported online on May 31 in Current Biology strong ...
Genetics
May 31, 2012 |
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Study finds vaginal microbes vary over time among healthy women
The delicate balance of microbes in the vagina can change drastically over short periods of time in some women, while remaining the same in others, according to a new study led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine's ...
Health
May 02, 2012 |
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Extended synaptic development may explain our cognitive edge over other primates
Over the first few years of life, human cognition continues to develop, soaking up information and experiences from the environment and far surpassing the abilities of even our nearest primate relatives. In a study published ...
Genetics
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Cancer data not readily available for future research
A new study finds that -- even in a field with clear standards and online databases -- the rate of public data archiving in cancer research is increasing only slowly. Furthermore, research studies in cancer and human subjects ...
Cancer
Jul 13, 2011 |
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60 new mutations in each of us: Speed of human mutation revealed in new family genetic research
(Medical Xpress) -- Each one of us receives approximately 60 new mutations in our genome from our parents. This striking value is reported in the first-ever direct measure of new mutations coming from mother ...
Genetics
Jun 12, 2011 |
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