Challenging the idea that addiction is hardwired in the brain, a new study suggests that even a short time spent in a stimulating learning environment can rewire the brain’s reward system and buffer…

A new paper says that Chinese grandparents tend to indulge, overfeed and protect grandchildren in their care from physical chores, thus increasing their risk of obesity. The underlying motive for the…

A newly discovered family of chemical structures known as zeolites could increase the value of biogas and natural gas that contains carbon dioxide. The zeolites -- crystalline aluminosilicates with…

Someone forgot to tell James Beck that Oceanographers are supposed to work near an ocean.  Beck, the CEO of Missoula, Montana-based Sunburst Sensors, LLC, took home both first prizes at this…

A new study suggests that a single set of genes affects a person's perception of sweet taste, regardless of whether the sweetener is a natural sugar or a non-caloric sugar substitute. In the study,…

Johanna Olson, MD, and her colleagues at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, provide care for the largest number of transgendered youth in the U.S. and have enrolled 101 patients in a prospective…

Weyl points, the 3D analogues of the structures that make graphene exceptional, were theoretically predicted in 1929. Today, an international team of Physicists from MIT and Zhejiang University,…

Researchers have identified a genetic mutation associated with the appearance of premature aging and severe loss of body fat in children. Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute…

In what they say is the first study that looks at a variety of healthcare providers and their implicit attitudes towards lesbian women and gay men, scholars say they have found there is widespread…

A loss of dietary diversity during the past 50 years could be a contributing factor to the rise in obesity, Type 2 diabetes, gastrointestinal problems and other diseases, according to a lecture by…