Summary: New research reveals that the timing of stress during pregnancy has gender-specific effects on infants, altering how boys and girls respond to stress differently. Scientists found mid-pregnancy stress has…
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Whether we imagine navigation or navigate in real life, our brainwaves look the same
Experimental paradigm. Credit: Nature Human Behaviour (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-025-02119-3 Physical and imagined movement through real-world environments may use the same neural mechanism in the brain, suggests a Nature Human Behaviour…
Firefighters face a higher brain cancer risk associated with gene mutations caused by chemical exposure, study suggests
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Gene mutations caused by exposure to certain chemical compounds have been linked to the development of gliomas, the most common type of malignant brain tumor. New…
Stillbirth rates are highest in the US South, research finds
Women in the U.S. South are three times more likely to lose a baby in late pregnancy than mothers in other regions, a new study reports. The study, exclusively reported…
NIH funding cuts will hit red states, rural areas and underserved communities the hardest
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The National Institutes of Health is the largest federal funder of medical research in the U.S. NIH funds drive research and innovation, leading to better understanding…
When should you eat? Before, after—or even while—exercising?
A jogger is silhouetted while running on a jetty at sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean in Bal Harbour, Fla., on Sept. 19, 2020. Credit: AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File If you…
Lost city discovered in historic centre of Nakhon Ratchasima
A research project led by Prof. Dr. Santi Pailoplee from Chulalongkorn University has discovered the traces of a lost city in the historic centre of Nakhon Ratchasima in Northeastern Thailand.…
Pressure to seem perfect can strain teen relationships, but kindness from peers can help
by Danielle S. Molnar, Dawn Zinga, Hanna Puffer and Melissa Blackburn, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Imagine trying to always appear perfect. You stay on top of the latest…
