Scientists have long assumed that anemonefish's tight-knit relationship with sea anemones, their protective hosts, was the main engine behind their evolutionary diversification. But the team wondered ...

For the first time, researchers have provided physiological evidence that a pervasive neuromodulation system - a group of neurons that regulate the functioning of more specialized neurons ...

A professor of physiological nursing explains the differences between genetic predisposition and lifestyle factors for type 2 ...

How does laughter influence health outcomes; including muscle tension, ... as well as evidence concerning how a sense of humor influences physiological and psychological wellbeing.

Companionship has the potential to reduce pain linked to nerve damage, according to a new study. This animal research suggests that the social contact had both behavioral and physiological influences.

Why music has such a strong physiological influence on pregnant woman is still unknown. Originally, the scientists suspected the hormone estrogen to play a mayor part in this process, ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Physiological Influence of Barometric Pressure ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 38 No. 8 (February 1878), p. 121 doi:10.1038 ...

Objective: To determine whether moderate water loss (∼1.5–2% of body mass (BM)) represents a significant impairment to soccer match-play and the related fitness variables. Methods: 11 moderately ...