A Sleep Gene Has A Surprising Role In Migraines
Mutations on a single gene appear to increase the risk for both an unusual sleep disorder and migraines, a team reports in Science Translational Medicine.The finding could help explain the links...
View ArticleImagine A Flying Pig: How Words Take Shape In The Brain
This is a story about a duck. More precisely, it's a story about what your brain just did when you read the word "duck."Chances are, your brain created an image of a web-footed waterfowl. It also may...
View ArticleHow Can Identical Twins Turn Out So Different?
A study of genetically identical mice is providing some hints about humans.
View ArticleWhy Is Psychiatry's New Manual So Much Like The Old One?
The American Psychiatric Association is about to release an updated version of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The DSM helps mental health professionals decide who has...
View ArticleExperts Agree: 'Psychiatry's Bible' Is No Bible
When the American Psychiatric Association releases its new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-- DSM-5 -- this weekend, lots of journalists and commentators will refer to it as...
View ArticleForecasters Had Chance To Warn Moore, Okla., Before Tornado
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Joining us now is NPR science correspondent Jon Hamilton who has done a lot of reporting on tornadoes before. And, Jon, talk a bit about the path of this tornado and the...
View Article'Extremely Active' Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted
Unusually warm ocean temperatures and favorable wind patterns mean the Atlantic is likely to see "an active or extremely active" hurricane season this year, say officials from the National Oceanic and...
View ArticleWith Epilepsy Treatment, The Goal Is To Keep Kids Seizure-Free
Barton Holmes was 16 months old when he had his first seizure. "He was convulsing and his eyes were rolling in the back of his head," his mother, Catherine McEaddy Holmes, says. "His lips were blue. I...
View ArticleThe Human Voice May Not Spark Pleasure In Children With Autism
The human voice appears to trigger pleasure circuits in the brains of typical kids, but not children with autism, a Stanford University team reports. The finding could explain why many children with...
View ArticleTips For Surviving A Mega-Disaster
The U.S. is ready for tornadoes, but not tsunamis.That's the conclusion of a panel of scientists who spoke this week on "mega-disasters" at the American Geophysical Union's science policy meeting in...
View ArticleBPA-Free Plastics Going On Trial In Texas
Scientists and lawyers are scheduled to debate the safety of certain "BPA-free" plastics this week in a U.S.
View ArticleHarsh In Hard Times? A Gene May Influence Mom's Behavior
A gene that affects the brain's dopamine system appears to have influenced mothers' behavior during a recent economic downturn, researchers say.At the beginning of the recession that began in 2007,...
View ArticleNew Muscle Drugs Could Be The Next Big Thing In Sports Doping
Research intended to help people with muscle-wasting diseases could be about to launch a new era in performance-enhancing drugs.The research has produced several muscle-building drugs now being tested...
View ArticleA Single Protein May Help Explain Memory Loss In Old Age
If you're finding it harder to remember where you put the car keys, the culprit could be a brain protein with a name that's easy to forget: RbAp48.A shortage of this protein appears to impair our...
View ArticleMultitasking After 60: Video Game Boosts Focus, Mental Agility
A brain that trains can stay in the fast lane.
View ArticleSpy Drones Turning Up New Data About Hurricanes And Weather
For several weeks now, two unmanned spy planes have been flying over the Atlantic on an unusual mission: gathering intelligence about tropical storms and hurricanes.The two Global Hawk drones are a...
View ArticleHow A Pregnant Woman's Choices Could Shape A Child's Health
Pregnant women hear a lot about things they should avoid: alcohol, tobacco, chemical exposures, stress. All of those have the potential to affect a developing fetus.
View ArticleWild Weather Tied To Unusual Jet Stream Activity
There has been a lot of extreme weather in the Northern Hemisphere this year, including the recent torrential rains in Colorado, flooding in Europe, bitter cold in Florida and a heat wave in Alaska....
View ArticleA DEET-Like Mosquito Spray That Smells Like Jasmine Or Grapes?
California scientists are reporting a pair of victories in the epic struggle between man and mosquito.A team at the University of California, Riverside, appears to have finally figured out how bugs...
View ArticleShutdown Imperils Costly Lab Mice, Years Of Research
The government shutdown is likely to mean an early death for thousands of mice used in research on diseases such as diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer's.Federal research centers including the National...
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