Variants in a nicotine receptor gene are associated with a lower likelihood of heavy smoking, according to a study published ...

Male caregiving is rare. Of the nearly 6,000 mammalian species, fewer than 5% of fathers stick around to raise their own ...

Studying social behavior is crucial for understanding how certain neuromodulatory pathways—like the serotonin pathway, which influences mood and social interactions—are regulated. Kavita Babu, ...

Background The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is a key brain region for dopamine production and the regulation of reward-related behaviors. While dopaminergic neurons have traditionally been considered ...

In pet genetics, cancer research, and beyond, Charlie Lieu, MBA ’05, SM ’05, has spent her career harnessing massive data ...

Rogers and his colleagues noticed MPOA was not the only area that tied to parenting. Surprisingly, the more caring mice dads also displayed lower levels of a gene called Agouti. This gene is typically ...

Dr. Derya Deniz Özdemir, senior researcher at Koç University School of Medicine and the Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), is the lead author of the study published in Nature ...

Scientists discover mouse gene that could determine if dads are doting or angry - Researchers found that male mice who cared more for their offspring had lower levels of a specific gene in their brain ...

In response to social cues, individual clownfish will switch sexes. Cutting-edge research reveals the neural and genetic ...

Rather than forcing early routines, the more useful question is how to identify your own rhythm and work with it ...

In my previous opinion column I looked at the difference between “sex” and “gender”, and how, rather than being binaries, they exist on a spectrum. In short, sex refers to one’s physical or ...