Uncategorized
- Humans
‘Bonding hormone’ linked to post-baby blues
Low oxytocin levels in pregnant women may help predict whether they will have postpartum depression.
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- Space
Crab Nebula activity keeps confounding
Unusually rapid fluctuations in the output of a supernova remnant send theorists scuttling for a reasonable explanation.
- Chemistry
Idling jets pollute more than thought
Oily droplets emitted by planes operating at low power can turn into potentially toxic airborne particles.
- Health & Medicine
Digestive Disease meeting
Obesity therapy for toddlers, plus digestive issues in athletes, carbs during pregnancy and more from Digestive Disease week 2011.
- Life
Animals quickly colonized freshwater
Fossilized worm burrows show that life had moved beyond the oceans by 530 million years ago.
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- Health & Medicine
Food/Nutrition
Losing weight with chocolate, plus deep-fried dioxins, edible sunscreens and more in this week's news
- Health & Medicine
Unnoticed celiac disease worth treating
People who have an antibody reaction to gluten but no outward symptoms are better off if they avoid grains containing the protein, a study shows.
- Psychology
Autism rates head up
Disorders may affect more kids than previously thought, a study in South Korea suggests.
- Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
A moth with chemical weapons, light-up bubbles and insidious fungi in this week’s news.
- Earth
Earth/Environment
So much for the man-sized snail, plus Indonesia’s quake risk, overheated reefs and more in this week’s news.
