Tag Archives: biological

[ad_1] Cancer treatments are believed to accelerate some aging process in the body. A new study showed that indicators of such biological aging correlated with the decline in cognitive function among women …

[ad_1] According to one study, there could be hundreds of genes making people more likely to commit suicide. Scientists have discovered four genetic modifications that are surely more common among people who …

[ad_1] NEW YORK: The use of social networks by citizens, which largely reflects daily work schedules and school calendars, causes a huge amount of "social jet lag" and disrupts their biological clocks, …

[ad_1] Disruption of the sleep-wake cycle is a well-recognized symptom of Alzheimer's disease, but recent research suggests that a disorganized biological clock could also be a key factor in neurodegenerative disease. An …

[ad_1] Preventive medicine: Does the consumption of biological products prevent cancer? For years, I wrote – more recently in a dedicated entry in The Truth About Foods – that despite my general …

[ad_1] Since Jamie Harper’s son began middle school in Loudoun County, the teenager has only been known as a boy. His friends don’t know that he was actually born a girl — …

[ad_1] The dots on this image are not stars, but millions of proteins, seen under the microscope. Each protein rises like a blade of grass whose only extremities are visible when we …

[ad_1] A newly detailed map of the seabed shows an immense underwater world, never seen before, full of multi-mile seamounts that are home to a biodiversity hotspot, reports the Commonwealth Scientific and …

[ad_1] NEW YORK – A US Army research group is studying the possibility of deploying insects to make plants more resilient by modifying their genes. Some experts say that this work could …

[ad_1] Scientists criticize a DARPA program that they believe could turn three types of insects – leafhoppers, whiteflies and aphids – into a biological army. (iStock / The Washington Post) The Pentagon …