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Couple
Jun 16, 2015 10:05 PM EDT

Menopause: Hormone Fluctuations Disrupt Sleep

New findings published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism reveals that women in the early phases of menopause are more likely to have difficulties with sleep due to certain fluctuations in their menstrual cycle.

IUD
Jun 16, 2015 09:36 PM EDT

Birth Control: Education About Contraceptives Is The Best Prevention Of Unplanned Pregnancies

Educating women about birth control reduces pregnancy rates by nearly half, according to recent findings published in The Lancet.

Grasshopper Mice Immune to Deadly Bark Scorpion Stings: Study
Jun 16, 2015 09:01 PM EDT

Maternal Stress Alters Offspring Gut Microbiota and Developing Brain

New findings published in Endocrinology reveal that changes found in vaginal microbiome are associated with effects on offspring gut microbiota and on the developing brain, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.

Breast Cancer
Jun 16, 2015 07:58 PM EDT

Breast Cancer: DDT Exposure During Pregnancy Increases Breast Cancer Risk

New findings published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism elaborate on the dangers of pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and breast cancer risk. Though the chemical was banned in the United States nearly 42 years ago, scientists are still examining its connection to h...

Fast Food
Jun 16, 2015 05:53 PM EDT

Diet And Weight-Loss: Don't Pick Your Favorite Foods When You Really Want To Shed The Pounds

If you want to lose weight, it's probably not the best idea to go off a modified version of a diet that involves your favorite foods.

Depression
Jun 16, 2015 03:53 PM EDT

Depression And Anger: What We Focus On May Result In Recurrent Low Spirits

For the study, researchers at Binghamton University recruited 160 women--60 of whom had dealt with depression in the past and 100 of whom had no history of depression. Each of the participants were shown a series of two faces, one with a neutral expression and the other with a sad or happy expressio...

food
Jun 16, 2015 02:57 PM EDT

Leukemia: Could Avocados Be The Cure?

New findings published in the journal Cancer Research reveal that fats in avocados may help fight against acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by destroying leukemia stem cells that can quickly worsen if not treated quickly.

Chimp
Jun 16, 2015 01:10 PM EDT

Evolution: Chimps Have an Innate Ability to Employ Tools

Chimps and bonobos are closely related, but one may be better at using tools than the other. Scientists have found that chimpanzees innately know how to use tools while bonobos don't.

Arctic
Jun 16, 2015 12:47 PM EDT

Climate Change: Ocean Acification in the Arctic May Corrode Shells by 2030

Ocean acidification is going to be a huge issue in the future. Scientists have found that surface waters of the Chukchi and Beaufort seas in the Arctic could reach levels of acidity that threaten the ability of animals to build and maintain their shells by 2030.

Moon Jellyfish
Jun 16, 2015 12:17 PM EDT

Jellyfish Regeneration: How Moon Jellyfish Put Themselves Back Together Again And May Inspire Self-Healing Biomaterials

Injured jellyfish have a remarkable way to self-repair themselves. Scientists have taken a closer look at jellyfish and have found that they actually reorganize their existing anatomy in order to regain symmetry after being injured.

Self-Driving Car
Jun 16, 2015 11:34 AM EDT

Self-Driving Cars Could Be Programmed to Kill You? The Ethics of the Robotic Road

Scientists have taken a closer look at the ethical puzzles that a self-driving car may face in order to find out if the computerized system may cause deadly crashes in order to save more people at the end of the day.

Ancient Mars
Jun 16, 2015 10:20 AM EDT

Mars' Ancient Climate: Icy Cold or Warm and Wet? New Models Reveal the Past

Researchers have taken a look at two opposite climate scenarios for the Red Planet and have found that a cold an icy planet may better explain the water drainage and erosion features seen on the planet today.

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