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Midnight snack problem: Why does late night eating cause weight gain?
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind why eating late at night is linked to weight gain and diabetes ...
Siesta science: Sleepy during the heat of summer? Evolution may be the cause
On the hottest summer days, you may find yourself dozing off in the middle of the day. In some parts ...
Tough time recovering from jet lag? US government-university partnership developing implantable ‘living pharmacy’ to control our circadian clocks
A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has signed a cooperative agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a ...
Male sexual desire linked to brain gene
The locus of male sexual desire has been uncovered in specific regions of brain tissue where a key gene named ...
How herbicide-resistant GMO soybeans transformed Brazil’s economy
As Brazil grew richer in the 2000s, its agricultural workers left their farms in droves and headed to work in ...