A Moment of Science
Here’s an idea you may not expect: Love is as basic as our needs for food and water. Learn more on this Moment of Science.
What do substance addiction and mother-infant bonding have in common?
If you've ever had major surgery, you probably remember lying down and waking up--but nothing in between. Learn about anesthetics on this Moment of Science.
How do steroids work, and what makes them so dangerous? Find out on this Moment of Science.
When you experience something new, do you know what happens to your brain? Find out on this Moment of Science.
Learn about the drugs put into contact lenses on this Moment of Science.
Household drugs like painkillers, antibiotics and hormones enter the water system in many ways. For example, some animal feeds contain antibiotics and might flood into rivers with run-off, while other antibiotics are flushed or dumped down sinks and toilets in homes.
The prefrontal cortex is the region of the brain located just behind the forehead. This is where higher-level cognition occurs, such as recalling whether a word was heard aloud or read. Most people show evidence of more processing on the right side of the cortex. However, research has shown that many elderly people use both [...]
Never a happy topic, bed wetting is a very distressing problem for five to seven million American kids. If we can’t explain why some people like to pick on these kids, can we at least shed some light on what causes bed wetting? At one time, people punished bed-wetters for acting badly, but today scientists [...]
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