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  By Trying It All, Predatory Sea Slug Learns What Not to Eat

  June 6, 2013 — Researchers found that a type of predatory sea slug with a simple nervous system has more complex cognitive abilities than previously thought, allowing it to learn the warning cues of dangerous prey ... > full story
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  How Similar Are the Gestures of Apes and Human Infants? More Than You Might Suspect

  June 6, 2013 — A new study used naturalistic video data for the first time to compare gestures in a female chimpanzee, bonobo and human ... > full story
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  Compulsive No More: Clues to What Causes Compulsive Behavior Could Improve OCD Treatments

  June 6, 2013 — By activating a brain circuit that controls compulsive behavior, neuroscientists have shown that they can block a compulsive behavior in mice -- a result that could help researchers develop new ... > full story

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  • Optogenetics Is Proving to Be Highly Promising in the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
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  Gene Variant May Provide Novel Therapy for Several Cancer Types

  June 6, 2013 — A novel gene variant found in human and animal tissue may be a promising treatment for cancer, including breast and brain ... > full story
• Autism
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  Over-Produced Autism Gene Alters Synapses, Affects Learning and Behavior in Mice

  June 5, 2013 — A gene linked to autism spectrum disorders that was manipulated in two lines of transgenic mice produced mature adults with irreversible deficits affecting either learning or social ... > full story
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  Animals and Humans: A False Divide?

  June 5, 2013 — We don't just share our lives with animals; we are animals -- a reality that we often choose to forget in modern Western culture. New research delves deeper into our relationship with other ... > full story
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  Discovering One Reason Why Swarming Evolved Offers Tantalizing Clues on How Intelligence Developed

  June 5, 2013 — Many animals -- from locusts to fish -- live in groups and swarm, but scientists aren't sure why or how this behavior evolved. Now scientists have used a model system to show for the first time that ... > full story
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  Cheerful Women Are Not Associated With Leadership Qualities, but Proud Ones Are, Study Finds

  June 4, 2013 — Women are perceived as being more willing to lead if they show that they are proud of their personal performance. If, however, they give a cheerful impression, they are judged to have less ... > full story
• Human Biology
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  Innate Immunity: When DNA Is out of Place

  June 4, 2013 — In animal cells, DNA molecules are normally restricted to the cell nucleus and the mitochondria. When DNA appears outside these organelles – in the so-called cytosol - it most probably ... > full story
• Eating Disorder Research
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  Altered Neural Circuitry May Lead to Anorexia and Bulimia

  June 4, 2013 — New research suggests that the altered function of neural circuitry contributes to restricted eating in anorexia and overeating in bulimia. The research may offer a pathway to new and more effective ... > full story

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