A latest research, published in the journal  PLOS  Medicine, reviews  the existing  literature on  the long-term health  benefits and risks associated with having a cesarean delivery compared with a vaginal one.             

Most of us think that controlling our food cravings and sticking to a diet depend largely on our willpower, but our biology has a different story to tell. New research shows that a complex interplay between calories, digestion hormones, and neurons determ...

The teenage mothers have a greater risk of heart disease later in life due to the stress childbirth places on the body, warns new research.                     

A team of researchers from Johns Hopkins University have found that one brain-training method often used in scientific studies can help to improve working memory.               

Eating the placenta after giving birth has become something of a fad. But a new review of studies finds that there are, in fact, no health benefits to eating the placenta. Instead, doing so carries risks for the mother and her breast-feeding baby, the res...

In a new study researchers may have found an innovative way to kill off cancer cells in acute myeloid leukemia, all the while preserving and regenerating healthy red blood cells.                

What is the reason? Is divorce transmitted across generations due to psychological and social factors - such as children tending to imitate their parents - or could there be a genetic influence at play?                    

A new study shows that when we hear stories, brain patterns appear that transcend culture and language. There may be a universal code that underlies making sense of narratives.                 

A recent research has investigated how mothers and fathers cause new genetic mutations in their children, and how some of these mutations may lead to negative outcomes.             

Believing everyone else has more friends than you do? You're not alone -- but merely believing this is true could affect your happiness.                      

The revolutionary researches explain the epigenetic mechanism that may be responsible for why eating fewer calories increases longevity.             

Scientists have discovered neurobiological roots of our general behavior, bad habits - as well as good ones. More than a decade ago, neuro-scientists identified that the seat of repetitive "stimulus-response" behavior is in a brain area called the dorsola...

Friends are known to be good for our psychological well-being and overall health, but a new study suggests it might not just be offline relationships that contribute to good health. Online social media can be beneficial - if we use them correctly.        ...

A team of researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine in California reveal a control mechanism for fatty tissue to increase intake of calories via a pathway switched on by a hormone and diet-responsive protein dubbed ADAMTS1.              ...

Researchers have pieced together the clearest picture to date of how THC binds to a specific cannabinoid receptor in the brain to produce the "high" associated with marijuana use.                         

A new study suggests that men might want to take a break from the shaver; researchers  find  the  bearded  look may   increase  perceptions   of  men's  attractiveness . Researchers  say   that  women  find   bearded   men   more attractive.    ...