Made up your mind who to vote for? Maybe it’s because you like the looks of the candidate. Or maybe it’s because the candidate looks a little like you, even if you don’t realize it. In a new study, researchers say that people are subconsciously swayed by candidates who share their facial features.
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Researchers have identified three new candidate genes for schizophrenia that may contribute to a better understanding of how the disease evolves.
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Three scientists have developed and successful transplanted tissue-engineered biological cardiac valves for children that grow with the patients.
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Exercising once a week can help prolong life expectancy for people with heart disease, according to a new study.
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Researchers are on the verge of unleashing the power of the element boron in a new generation of drugs and therapies, as decades of research begins to bear fruit. Boron has to date far been one of biology’s best kept secrets, but is now attracting fast growing research interest and investment from the pharmaceutical industry [...]
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Adults are not seeing the same benefits as children in a popular poverty-alleviation program that gives cash to impoverished families in exchange for participation in health-promoting activities, according to a new study. The study found that the cash component of the program, launched by the Mexican government and modeled worldwide, is linked to a greater [...]
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An enigma — unique to flowering plants — has been solved by researchers from the UK and South Korea. Scientists already knew that flowering plants require not one, but two sperm cells for successful fertilisation. The mystery of this ‘double fertilization’ process was how each single pollen grain could produce ‘twin’ sperm cells.
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Researchers have highlighted a link between childhood obesity and a mother’s diet before and during pregnancy. The work in animals proves that overweight expectant mothers are more likely to have babies with more body fat, who are at greater risk of diabetes and lipid metabolic disorders later in life.
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A researcher known for her honey bee line “New World Carniolans” has crossed her bees with their Old World counterparts to enhance their positive characteristics.
Low birth weight is the most significant factor for the development of infantile hemangiomas, a common birthmark, according to a new study.