Genetically-informed diet plans? Research suggests future precision medicine practices
What if your doctor could prescribe an effective diet program for you based on your DNA? Researchers are predi ...
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More to the story: Does breast milk contribute to long term brain development and improved neurocognitive outcomes in premature infants?
By Louise Wideroff, Ph.D. The benefits of breast milk for the developing immune system are widely incorpora ...
BSSR Festival Panel Two: Innovative Research Infrastructure, Methods and Measures in BSSR
The NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival on December 2nd, 2016 at Natcher Conference Center wi ...
BSSR Festival Panel One: Synergy of Basic and Applied Behavioral and Social Sciences
By now you’ve heard about the inaugural session of the NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival ...
The impact of contamination in prospective research on child maltreatment
By Chad Shenk, Ph.D. Child maltreatment, which includes acts of child sexual abuse, physical abuse, and neg ...
New research demonstrates that certain genes have more health-related implications than previously thought
Genetic variants have been linked to a broad range of smoking and drinking behaviors. In order to see if these ...
Survival of the illest: Our immune system fights pathogens and facilitates recovery-related behaviors
Humans and other animals develop infections and experience bouts of sickness. Fortunately, we are equipped w ...
Why community matters to suicide: Examining the social roots of adolescent suicide clusters
A large body of research across the social sciences embraces the idea that social relationships play an import ...
Household conditions shape the maintenance of social ties in later life
By Erin York Cornwell, Ph.D. By 2040, nearly one-fifth of the U.S. population will be over age 65, and the ...
Women’s work pathways: Results from longitudinal survey research
By Sarah Damaske, PhD While there have been sizable gains in women’s paid employment over the last thirty ...
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