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A new study examines the link between female sexual functions – such as sexual desire – and relationship status over a longer period of time.

Two new studies find many mothers feel negative emotions about their choice of infant feeding method, particularly if they are formula-feeding.

A new study offers important insight into how Alzheimer’s disease begins within the brain. The researchers found a relationship between inflammation, a toxic protein and the onset of the disease. The study also identified a way that doctors can detec…

Several anxiety disorders, including panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and specific phobias, share a common underlying trait: increased sensitivity to uncertain threat, or fear of the unknown, report researchers. The finding could help steer trea…

People with kidney disease are at high risk of cognitive impairment, but the nature of this relationship remains uncertain.

Those with both rare and common types of autism spectrum disorder share a similar set of epigenetic modifications in the brain, according to a study. More than 68% of individuals with different types of autism spectrum disorder show evidence of the sam…

A new article updates a tool to estimate survival in patients with lung cancer and brain metastases. Lung cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States and around the world. A frequent and serious consequence of the disease is metastasis to t…

Researchers have discovered the role of a key protein in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, outlines a new report.

Newly hatched ducklings that are shown a substitute mother object with only one eye do not recognize it when they have only the other eye available, new research shows.

A new study explains the brain mechanisms associated with the lack of sensitivity to music. The study gives clues about the importance of music at an evolutionary level based on the connection between the auditory and emotional areas of the brain.