If Facebook is any indication, the predictions of a big day for Republicans seem spot on.

Daycare may prevent certain children from establishing a healthy relationship with their mothers, a new study suggest.

The brain's inner network becomes increasingly more efficient as humans mature. Now, for the first time without invasive measures, a new study has verified these gains with a powerful new computer program.

A new computer program shows how the brain's complex fiber tracks mature as we grow upThe brain's inner network becomes increasingly more efficient as humans mature. Now, for the first time without invasive measures, a joint study from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the University of Lausanne ...

A new report issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) for World Osteoporosis Day puts the spotlight on the severe impact of spinal fractures and calls on health professionals to recognize the signs of these fractures in their patients.

A potato commission director's stunt to eat only potatoes for two months reveals good and bad in its nutritional profile.

With the help of tiny, see-through fish, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers are homing in on what happens in the brain while you sleep. In a new study, they show how the circadian clock and sleep affect the scope of neuron-to-neuron connections in a particular region of the brain, ...

With the help of tiny, see-through fish, researchers are homing in on what happens in the brain while you sleep. In a new study, they show how the circadian clock and sleep affect the scope of neuron-to-neuron connections in a particular region of the brain, and they identified a gene ...

Study addresses impact of deficit irrigation on quality and yieldTexas AgriLife Research scientists have recently completed a two-year study on the impact of deficit irrigation and plant density on the growth, yield and quality of short-day onions.Deficit irrigation is a strategy in which water is applied to a crop during ...

On any given day, most U.S. adults report performing predominantly sedentary and light activities, according to a new study. Overall only 5.07% report any vigorous intensity activity. The most frequently reported moderate activity was food and drink preparation.

Hourly employees might not have that luxury of relaxing on labor day.

Fatal accidents can trigger public concern -- but follow-through lags too often, experts sayMore than eight of ten workers — 85 percent — rate workplace safety first in importance among labor standards, even ahead of family and maternity leave, minimum wage, paid sick days, overtime pay and the right to ...