Conventional wisdom dictates that if you happen to come from a family of short people, you could blame your lack of height as hereditary.
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Is Stuttering Caused By Bad Parenting?
Stuttering, which affects 5 percent of children, usually begins between ages 2 and 6. About 50 percent of stutterers have family members who have stuttered.
Children With Autism Have Bigger Brains Than Those Without It
A study suggests that children with autism have slightly bigger brains than children without the condition.
GM Mosquitoes Offer Hope In Malaria Eradication
Scientists are closing in to change the DNA of wild mosquitoes in order to eradicate malaria.
Transformation Of Single Cell To Multicellular Unravels The Mystery Of Animal’s Origin
A single celled organism known as Capsaspora owczarzaki, is a tentacled amoeba like species which is unknown not until 2002 when it has been brought to scientific interest.
Is Livestock and Poultry Breeds Going To Extinction?
In Europe, more than half the breeds kept by farmers at the turn of the century are now extinct. And the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that 28 percent of the world’s livestock breeds are at risk of extinction within the next 20 years.
Can Early In Life Nutritional Deficiency Lead To Arthritis?
Osteoarthritis’ exact cause remains unknown, but it is generally thought to stem from aging and wear and tear on joints, exacerbated for some by genes.
Is Psoriasis A Contagious Skin Disease?
Psoriasis is a disease that affect both sexes and all age groups. It has something to do with the malfunction of the body’s immune system resulting to the proliferation and abnormal maturation of the outer cells on the outer layer of the skin that is accompanied by inflammation and abnormalities of the blood vessels.