While environment and family history are factors in healthy aging, genetic variants play a critical and complex role in conferring exceptional longevity, according to researchers from the Boston University Schools of Public ...
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Developing expertise usually requires a variety of skills, and some people can become experts while others can't. Common practice in perceptual learning research has treated ubiquitous individual learning differences as random ...
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(Medical Xpress) -- Taller people are at increased risk of a wide range of cancers, according to new research led by Oxford University.
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University of Queensland researchers are calling for screening of perinatal depression (PND) for all women during pregnancy, after finding women with persistent depression are at high risk of developing the condition.
Aug 18, 2022
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A new study of twins finds that genetics play a significant role in how affectionate women are, but the same can't be said for men.
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Professor Alessio Fasano, a gastroenterologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in the US, has several relatives and friends raising children with autism—a neurological disorder characterized by impaired social behavior—so ...
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(Medical Xpress) -- Sipping the occasional glass of wine may seem relatively harmless, and could even be beneficial to the drinker’s health. But for parents, even moderate drinking can result in one unintended consequence: ...
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Social media influencers who market electronic cigarette products will be banned from Facebook and Instagram, the companies say.
Dec 20, 2019
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Since ancient times, our gut microbiome, home to a vast number of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microorganisms, has been thought to influence many aspects of human health. Most recently, sequencing technology has shown ...
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Researchers from the Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, studying the cognitive and social influences on appetitive behaviours have examined the link between plate-clearing and a person's Body Mass Index (BMI).
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