Biological fathers not necessarily the best, social dads parent well too A large number of U.S. children live or will live with a "social father," a man who is...
Living with a partner reduces risk of Alzheimer's Living with a spouse or a partner decreases the risk of developing Alzheimer's and other dementia diseases....
Compounds from soy affect brain and reproductive development Two hormone-like compounds linked to the consumption of soy-based foods can cause irreversible...
Improved Estrogen Reception May Sharpen Fuzzy Memory ScienceDaily (July 31, 2008) - Estrogen treatments may sharpen mental performance in women with certain...
Justice for Barry George after Seven Years wrongful imprisThis is good news but also another example of how easily the criminal justice system can blatantly...
Researchers at Freie Universität Berlin have discovered a novel kind of learning gene Christa Beckmann, Kommunikations- und Informationsstelle Freie...
Doctors must be held accountable for complying with torture Doctors who assist in torture or other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment should face...
Eroded telomeres are behind a rare premature aging syndrome POT of gold. Mice lacking POT1b have shortened telomeres (green) and develop a rare yet fatal...
Hi Rosemary.  Just wanted to say thanks for that e-mail and that I agree with you 100%. It had seemed apparent for a long while that Barry George did not...
MicroRNA Implicated As Molecular Factor In Alcohol Tolerance ScienceDaily (Aug. 1, 2008) - In recent years, a class of small molecules known as microRNA have...
Aging Impairs The 'Replay' Of Memories During Sleep enlarge Aging impairs the consolidation of memories during sleep, a process important in converting new...
Thanks, Mark. Not sure that anything is going to be learnt from the mistakes by the authorities and there will be people still convinced of Barry George's...
In the genes. Researchers have found new evidence that schizophrenia can be caused by DNA defects. Credit: Michael Gesinger/Getty Images Missing DNA Boosts...
Students chatting to killers By Fiona Hudson August 03, 2008 03:02am TEENAGE students are chatting with killers, drug traffickers and fraudsters on school...
Traumatic Response To Bad Memories Can Be Minimized enlarge Researchers have identified the brain mechanism that switches off traumatic feelings associated...
Hi Rosemary. Yes from the point of view of Mr. George's sister, the story is an uplifting one. I would imagine that someone will make a film or drama out of...
Voluntary exercise does not appear to alleviate anxiety and depression Voluntary physical activity does not appear to cause a reduction in anxiety and...
Not quite a teen, not fully an adult (PhysOrg.com) -- Fueled by hormone fluctuations, the teenage years can be a time of huge emotional upheaval. But, as an...
Estrogen relieves psychotic symptoms in women with schizophrenia When combined with antipsychotic medications, the estrogen estradiol appears to be a useful...
Songbirds may hold key to advances in treatment of brain degeneration Ongoing research at Lehigh University may one day help make strides toward therapeutic...
Human brains pay a price for being big Metabolic changes responsible for the evolution of our unique cognitive abilities indicate that the brain may have been...
New prognostic model for traumatic brain injury In a research article published in this week's PLoS Medicine Ewout Steyerberg (of the University Medical Center...
Remedial instruction rewires dyslexic brains, provides lasting results, study shows The regions of brain underactivation in poor readers (shown in red) are...
Whom do we fear or trust? Faces instantly guide us, scientists say Left: The face Princeton researchers found to be most trustworthy in the study. Right: The...
Research reveals why some smokers become addicted with their first cigarette New research from The University of Western Ontario reveals how the brain...
