16-09-18 A new study found that men show shifts in behavior from mating-oriented to parent-oriented while their partners pregnancy develops. These changes are determined by changes in testosterone levels across pregnancy and hormonal linkage with their partn...

12-04-20 Stressed out lizard moms tend to give their developing embryos short shrift, but the hardship may ultimately be a good thing for the babies once they're born, according to a study published in the journal Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. Stres...

12-04-17 Have you ever wondered why stems grow upwards and roots downwards? Why plants always seem to turn towards the light and climbing plants run up the trellis（格子，框架） rather than down? The answer is simple: auxin（植物生长素） . But maybe not that...

11-10-30 Worldwide, there are more than 1.5 billion overweight adults, including 400 million who are obese. In Australia, it is estimated more than 50 per cent of women and 60 per cent of men are either overweight or obese. Although restriction of diet often...

10-11-18 There is considerable amount of uncertainty concerning the environmental impacts that animal hormones have on surface water. Higher concentrations of hormones in waterways have been found to cause physiological and sexual impairment（损伤） in fish...

10-04-14 In the wake of（紧紧跟随，作为的结果） the American Medical Association's (AMA) Council on Science and Public Health's recently released report The use of hormones for anti-aging: a review of efficacy（功效，效力） and safety, a leading medical auth...