Scientists have found that oxytocin, also known as the “love hormone,” may one day be used to aid in the recovery of damaged heart tissue following a cardiac event. The neurohormone oxytocin is well known for fostering social connections and producing joyful experiences, such as…

Women under 40 who are diagnosed with cancer are more likely to experience sex issues following treatment than their peers, according to a new analysis. Cancer has been shown to affect how young women feel about their bodies and their sexual desire. According to a…

An unknown family of viruses, already widespread in wild African primates and known to cause lethal Ebola-like symptoms in certain monkeys, is “poised for spillover” to humans, according to the authors of new study published by University of Colorado Boulder in the journal Cell today. Even though…

A new Northwestern Medicine study found that memory-related neurons in the entorhinal cortex were much bigger in SuperAgers than in cognitively average peers, people with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, and even people 20 to 30 years younger than SuperAgers who are 80 years and older. Tau…

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a disease of the brain and spinal cord that destroys nerve cells and makes it hard to control your muscles. The ability to move, talk, and eventually even breathe gets worse over time. There is no known cure, but researchers…

Yes, you read it right. Anxiety and depression can change the body odor of a stressed person. In this new study, researchers took samples of participants’ breath and perspiration before and after they were asked to solve a challenging mathematical problem. They rated their own…