Pregnancy does make women more forgetful
Scientists have now confirmed what expecting mothers have long suspected - that pregnancy makes women more forgetful. ANI
Moderate prenatal alcohol, stress exposure found to cause touch sensitivity in monkeys
New research on monkeys has found that exposure to moderate levels of prenatal alcohol and stress causes touch sensitivity in offspring. ANI
Good parenting helps difficult babies perform well in school
Parents often fear that kids who are difficult as babies will tend to be behind easy going kids when they start school. Now however, a study has found good parenting can make all the difference to how well a kid does in school. ANI
Humble button mushroom as rich in anti-oxidants as its expensive cousins
The little white button mushroom is as good a source of anti-oxidants as its more expensive cousins, a new study has found. ANI
Immunosuppressant drug associated with prenatal defects
A new study has cited that infants born to a kidney transplant recipient mother who had taken an immunosuppressant drug, called mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) may have specific birth defect patterns specific to this drug. ANI
Babies of teenage fathers are more likely to be affected by birth problems
A new research has cited that babies born to teenage fathers have an increased risk of having birth problems ranging from pre-term delivery or low birth weight, to death in or near to the time of delivery. ANI
Brain region behind drug-seeking behaviour identified
A brain region that gets activated by reward has been found to drive drug-seeking behaviour in rats, say researchers. ANI
New battleground for viruses and immune cells identified
A study of mouse lymph nodes, bean-shaped organs that contain a variety of immune cells and are distributed throughout the body, has shown that immune cells confront viruses just inside of the lymph node and not deep within these organs, as previously thought. ANI
Study confirms mobile phone use does not cause brain cancer
The rapid increase in mobile phone use has raised public concern about whether or not they can lead to brain cancer. Now, a study by scientists in Japan has lain to rest these fears by finding that mobile use does not increase the risk of brain tumours. ANI
PET more accurate than CT in characterising benign, malignant lung nodules
A multi-institutional study suggests that positron emission tomography (PET) is more reliable than computed tomography (CT) when it comes to the determination of malignancy of a lung nodule. ANI
Genes Jekyll and Hyde role in brain cancer discovered
While many scientists believe that disrupted activity of a gene called STAT3 leads to the brain cancer glioblastoma, Harvard Medical School researchers have found that the same gene plays the role of a tumour suppressor in certain cases. ANI
Brain cancer gene also plays tumour suppressor in certain cases
While many scientists believe that disrupted activity of a gene called STAT3 leads to the brain cancer glioblastoma, Harvard Medical School researchers have found that the same gene plays the role of a tumour suppressor in certain cases. ANI
Smoking raises breast cancer risk for women with specific genetic makeup
Women smokers who have a specific genetic makeup are at an increased risk of developing breast cancer, says a new study. ANI