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Strong recall may be genetically associated with heightened flashbacks of trauma and pain, according to new research.
In a wide-ranging new study, researchers have classified breast cancer into 10 different subtypes — a finding that could change the future of breast cancer diagnoses, treatment and survival.
People who are hard-wired to show empathy and kindness do so even in the face of a threatening or untrustworthy world.
Scientists identify gene mutations that contribute to common childhood obesity — the kind we normally chalk up to sloth and overeating — which could someday lead to treatments for heavy kids.
Scientists discover that physical activity leads to beneficial changes in gene activity, even after a single workout.
Like many medical conditions, high blood pressure is the result of some combination of environmental risk factors — like lack of exercise, smoking and obesity — and genes. Now an international research consortium publishing in Nature has helped shed light on the genetic piece of the puzzle, identifying 29 genetic variations across 28 regions of [...]
In this week’s paper issue of TIME, author Judith Warner explores a provocative theory about why rates of autism, particularly the mild form known as Asperger’s, are on the rise: because people who have certain “autistic” traits are increasingly meeting and marrying each other and having offspring who are more likely to be on the [...]
Welcome back! This week we debate the ethics of a blood test that can reveal your baby’s sex at just seven weeks of pregnancy. Also: a big new study on how masturbation affects sexual development. Finally, science editor Jeffrey Kluger joins us to talk about how pediatricians are fighting back against parents who refuse to [...]
The genetic roots of autism may reach further in families than previously thought, according to new research.
This week we debate why America has gone precisely nuts over the Casey Anthony verdict. Also, we talk about new findings on the causes of autism. And we try to figure out how TV shapes tween values. Click the play button to listen.
Although arthritis is extremely common, people still have many misconceptions about the disease. How much do you really know?
