The Pill impairs muscle gains in young womenWASHINGTON - Oral contraceptive use impairs muscle gains in young women, and is associated with lower hormone levels, a new study has found. Large-crested male seabirds make better partnersWASHINGTON - The size of male feather crests in a particular breed of northern seabird may be more than a matter of simple ornamentation and mean low levels of stress hormones, according to a new study. Glow chemical in TV crime shows inspires medical detectivesWASHINGTON - Inspired by detectives on TV shows who often spray crime scenes with a compound called luminol to make the blood glow, researchers are using the same compound to mark sites where the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, causing auto-immune diseases. Men with ring fingers longer than indexes run fasterWASHINGTON - Men with ring fingers longer than their index fingers run faster, due to testosterone levels, says a new study. New imaging tool helps scientists ’see’ cell molecules more clearlyWASHINGTON - A powerful new tool can image single molecules in a cell, with much greater clarity and speed, compared to existing methods. |