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If you’re over 60 and, by BMI standards, overweight, it might not be such a bad thing. But there’s a catch. If you also have a fat belly, you’re at risk for not only metabolic health issues, but also cognitive problems.
That’s the conclusion of a study published this month in The British Journal of Nutrition.
For years, scientists have seen a correlation between children who are overweight or obese and their performance on c ...read more
For 60 years, scientists have bred a group of foxes to be either tame, or aggressive. A new study into the animals’ genes hints at a genetic basis for behavior in both foxes, as well as dogs and humans. (Credit: Kingston Photography for the JAB Canid Education and Conservation Center)
Over the course of more than a half-century, a Russian science experiment successfully bred the world’s first domesticated fox. Now, by sequencing the fox genome and comparing tame foxes with their wi ...read more
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The same recent evolutionary changes that make humans prone to bad backs and impacted wisdom teeth may also tweak genes in ways that make people vulnerable to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other mental disorders, a new study finds.
Scientists have long suspected that common ailments like lower back, knee and foot pain are likely due to the evolution of upright walking in the human family tree. And there may be a connection between the fact that 70 perc ...read more
This illustration depicts the exoplanet WASP-121b, an ultra-hot Jupiter that sits so close to its host star that its dayside atmosphere is hot enough to boil iron.(Credit: Engine House VFX, At-Bristol Science Centre, University of Exeter)
Scattered throughout the cosmos, astronomers are uncovering a strange new class of exoplanets too small to be stars, but too big to be planets. They’re called ultra-hot Jupiters.
These incredibly hot gas giants sit much closer to their host stars than M ...read more
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If you’re struggling with fertility, you might want to switch up your underwear.
When it comes to sperm health, the boxers vs. briefs debate has delivered inconsistent results over the last few decades, leaving dads-to-be questioning their choice of undergarments. But the latest study, published on August 8 in the journal Human Reproduction, says that boxers are the way to go if you’re looking to conceive.
The largest study of its kind shows that ...read more
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