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·September 13, 2015·4 min read

Reduced Heart Rate Variability May Be a Contributing Risk Factor for PTSD

According to a new study, U.S Marines with reduced heart rate variability prior to deployment displayed increased vulnerability to PTSD upon return.

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·September 7, 2015·5 min read

Tree of Life Study Unveils Inner Workings of a Cell

Researchers create protein map to reveal which proteins work together in a cell.

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·August 25, 2015·3 min read

Potential Link Between Throat Microbiomes and Schizophrenia

Researchers discover an association between microbes, such as lactic-acid bacteria and schizophrenia.

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·August 21, 2015·6 min read

Female or Male? Researching the Complexity of Gender Identity

Researchers at UCLA embark in new studies into the biological origin of gender identity and sexual orientation.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 7, 2015·3 min read

Sex Hormone Levels Consistent With Birth Gender in Transgender Teens

A new study reports transgender teens express typical hormone levels consistent with their gender of birth.

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·August 6, 2015·3 min read

How Aging Cripples the Immune System

A new study helps further understanding about how aging slows the production of new immune cells and decreases the immune systems response to vaccines in the elderly.

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·July 23, 2015·3 min read

Mapping Cellular Communication Throughout the Human Body

Researchers map out the relationship between receptors and ligands.

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·June 27, 2015·3 min read

Uncovering How Limbs Develop and Grow

Researchers reveal the main driver in early limb development is a global pattern of tissue stretching, not spatial changes in organ volume.

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·June 22, 2015·4 min read

High Fat and Sugar Diets May Lead to Loss of Cognitive Flexibility

A new study reports high fat and high sugar diets alter gut bacteria and cause changes in cognitive flexibility, or the power to adapt to changes in situations.