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Sexual Selection in the Sea: The Case of the Peculiar Southern Bottletail Squid
June 5, 2013 Biologists have uncovered new insights into how the male sexual behavior of the peculiar southern bottletail squid is primed to produce the greatest number of offspring. Recent studies have revealed ... > full story -
Early-Life Risk Factors Account for Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Childhood Obesity
June 3, 2013 A new prospective study finds that the increased prevalence of obesity and overweight among black and Hispanic children can largely be explained by early-life risk factors such as rapid infant weight ... > full story -
Good Kidney Health Begins Before Birth
May 30, 2013 Researchers have found that conditions in the womb can affect kidney development and have serious health implications for the child not only immediately after birth, but decades ... > full story -
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Researchers Shed New Light on Egg Freezing Success Rates
May 29, 2013 Researchers have for the first time codified age-specific probabilities of live birth after in vitro fertilization (IVF) with frozen eggs. By conducting a meta-analysis of oocyte cryopreservation ... > full story -
Link Between Domestic Violence and Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
May 28, 2013 Women who have mental health disorders around the time of birth are more likely to have previously experienced domestic violence, according to a study by UK ... > full story -
Too Early to Learn? Preterm Birth Affects Ability to Solve Complex Cognitive Tasks
May 27, 2013 Being born preterm goes hand in hand with an increased risk for neuro-cognitive deficits. Psychologists from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Warwick, UK have investigated the ... > full story -
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Re-Emergence of Moderate Iodine Deficiency in Developed Countries
May 22, 2013 A commentary accompanying research calls for greater public health policies to eradicate iodine deficiency in the U.K. and other developed countries, including the United ... > full story -
Schizophrenia Symptoms Eliminated in Animal Model
May 22, 2013 Overexpression of a gene associated with schizophrenia causes classic symptoms of the disorder that are reversed when gene expression returns to normal, scientists report. They genetically engineered ... > full story -
Aggressive Behavior Linked Specifically to Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Childhood
May 21, 2013 Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke in early childhood are more likely to grow up to physically aggressive and antisocial, regardless of whether they were exposed during pregnancy or their ... > full story -
Genetic Predictors of Postpartum Depression Uncovered
May 21, 2013 Researchers say they have discovered specific chemical alterations in two genes that, when present during pregnancy, reliably predict whether a woman will develop postpartum ... > full story
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