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Human Behavior
Human Behavior: is the response of individuals or groups of humans to internal and external stimuli. It refers to the array of every physical action and observable emotion associated with individuals, as well as the human race.
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FEB 21, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
A wealth of research has linked fasting or calorie-restricted diets to health benefits and aging improvements. New work ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic wasting disease, discovered in 1967, has since spread among deer, elk, moose, and other cervids to 23 US states, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2024Genetics & Genomics
New research has suggested that when the first farmers arrived in Scandinavia almost 6,000 years ago, the existing hunte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2024Earth & The Environment
California's Central Valley is a vital agricultural region. The San Joaquin Valley sits in its souther portion, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2024Genetics & Genomics
A single, small mutation can have an impact on other genes that one researcher likens to a "butterfly effect."Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Telomeres are a kind of protective cap that sit on the ends of chromosomes, and prevent them from degrading. Telomeres a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2024Earth & The Environment
How do microplastics impact marine ecosystems? This is what a recent study published in PLoS One hopes to address as a t ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 22, 2024Neuroscience
Circadian rhythm, a 24-hour cyclical process of sleep and waking hours, is associated with many aspects of human health ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 16, 2024Earth & The Environment
Fashion, and particularly so-called fast fashion, in which companies release multiple rounds of cheap clothing every yea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have determined that humans probably started practicing agriculture about 10,000 years ago. WIth those change ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2024Earth & The Environment
Scientists have revealed a group of lost cities under earthen mounds in Ecuador. Over two decades ago, these mounds and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2024Genetics & Genomics
The sleep-wake cycle, or circadian rhythm, is closely related to many aspects of our biology, including food intake. Dis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2023Neuroscience
Chemicals found in women's tears reduce aggression in men by almost 44%. The corresponding study was published in PL ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 22, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A condition called problematic alcohol use (PAU), refers to a combination of excessive drinking and the problems that ac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2023Microbiology
Over one billion people in the world can be classified as obese, putting them at increased risk for a variety of disease ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2023Health & Medicine
A University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign research team studied rats to understand how brain structure and behavior can ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 08, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The sequences of our genes can carry small variations; sometimes they only involve a single base. These variations can h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2023Microbiology
We're all familiar with the runny or stuffy noses that can come with cold and flu season. While mucus can help trap and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2023Technology
Is phone and digital media addiction real? If so, what steps can be taken to mitigate it? This is something that a recen ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 19, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) happen when a person is subjected to a blow or jolt to the head, or when a penetrating i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2023Neuroscience
Young women with depression are more likely to have lower levels of taurine in their hippocampus than healthy controls. ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 16, 2023Cancer
The links between tobacco use and cancer shouldn’t come as a big surprise to most Labroots readers. Tobacco ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 15, 2023Earth & The Environment
Several new research studies have highlighted the increasing risk of wildfires, and the many problems they are causing t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2023Microbiology
The trillions of microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract, the gut microbiome, has a powerful influence on man ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
A wealth of research has linked fasting or calorie-restricted diets to health benefits and aging improvements. New work
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic wasting disease, discovered in 1967, has since spread among deer, elk, moose, and other cervids to 23 US states,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
New research has suggested that when the first farmers arrived in Scandinavia almost 6,000 years ago, the existing hunte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2024
Earth & The Environment
California's Central Valley is a vital agricultural region. The San Joaquin Valley sits in its souther portion, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
A single, small mutation can have an impact on other genes that one researcher likens to a "butterfly effect."
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Telomeres are a kind of protective cap that sit on the ends of chromosomes, and prevent them from degrading. Telomeres a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How do microplastics impact marine ecosystems? This is what a recent study published in PLoS One hopes to address as a t
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 22, 2024
Neuroscience
Circadian rhythm, a 24-hour cyclical process of sleep and waking hours, is associated with many aspects of human health
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 16, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Fashion, and particularly so-called fast fashion, in which companies release multiple rounds of cheap clothing every yea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have determined that humans probably started practicing agriculture about 10,000 years ago. WIth those change
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have revealed a group of lost cities under earthen mounds in Ecuador. Over two decades ago, these mounds and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
The sleep-wake cycle, or circadian rhythm, is closely related to many aspects of our biology, including food intake. Dis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2023
Neuroscience
Chemicals found in women's tears reduce aggression in men by almost 44%. The corresponding study was published in PL
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A condition called problematic alcohol use (PAU), refers to a combination of excessive drinking and the problems that ac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2023
Microbiology
Over one billion people in the world can be classified as obese, putting them at increased risk for a variety of disease
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2023
Health & Medicine
A University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign research team studied rats to understand how brain structure and behavior can
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 08, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The sequences of our genes can carry small variations; sometimes they only involve a single base. These variations can h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2023
Microbiology
We're all familiar with the runny or stuffy noses that can come with cold and flu season. While mucus can help trap and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2023
Technology
Is phone and digital media addiction real? If so, what steps can be taken to mitigate it? This is something that a recen
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 19, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) happen when a person is subjected to a blow or jolt to the head, or when a penetrating i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2023
Neuroscience
Young women with depression are more likely to have lower levels of taurine in their hippocampus than healthy controls.
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 16, 2023
Cancer
The links between tobacco use and cancer shouldn’t come as a big surprise to most Labroots readers. Tobacco
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 15, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Several new research studies have highlighted the increasing risk of wildfires, and the many problems they are causing t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2023
Microbiology
The trillions of microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract, the gut microbiome, has a powerful influence on man
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch