In a new study published in the journal Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, a team of international researchers from the Czech Republic, France, and Japan selected…
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The science of human behavior holds great promise for illuminating processes that impact every one of our lives every day. We study how one can…
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Stress and cigarette smoking seem to go hand-in-hand with each other as many people, especially women, report smoking to relieve stress. The perinatal period (including…
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Being pregnant and becoming a mother was an overwhelming experience for “Alice.” She had trouble sleeping, felt apathetic, and she was on the verge of…
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The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a member of the herpes virus family and is one of the most common human viruses. Up to 95% of…
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Neurological symptoms during sex need urgent tests to look for a serious cause such as a bleed on the brain. “Thunderclap” headaches, a sudden severe headache…
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There are between 25 and 27 species of sturgeons in the temperate waters of the Northern hemisphere, and populations in all are depleted or threatened…
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Tuberculosis is one of the most severe infectious diseases in the world, responsible for more than 1.5 million deaths every year (1). The cause of…
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The current climate change we experience calls for understanding how our environment responded to natural variations of climate in the past. It is well established…
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Olfaction is a very important chemoreception that forms the sense of smell in animals. Terrestrial animals can detect low concentrations of airborne, volatile chemical substances…
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Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a debilitating disorder with the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric illness. From an evolutionary standpoint, AN is a paradox. Humans…
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