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Virus Related to Smallpox Rising Sharply in Africa
August 31, 2010 — Researchers report that 30 years after mass smallpox vaccination campaigns ceased, the rates of a related virus called human monkeypox has dramatically increased in the rural Democratic Republic of ... > full story -
Antiviral Gene Helps Suppress Jumping of AIDS Viruses Between Host Species
August 24, 2010 — The human AIDS viruses originated as viruses of apes and monkeys, respectively, yet little is known about whether or how these invaders adapted to the new genetic "environment" encountered in humans. ... > full story -
Researchers Zero in on Protein That Destroys HIV
August 24, 2010 — Using a $225,000 microscope and the wisdom of Yogi Berra, researchers have identified the key components of a protein called TRIM5a that destroys HIV in rhesus monkeys. The finding could lead to ... > full story -
Novel 'Antisense' Therapies Protect Primates from Lethal Ebola and Marburg Viruses
August 22, 2010 — New studies show that treatments targeting specific viral genes protected monkeys infected with deadly Ebola or Marburg viruses. Furthermore, the animals were protected even when therapeutics were ... > full story -
When Chimpanzees Attack Humans: Loss of Habitat May Lead to Increased Conflict
August 11, 2010 — Scientists from Japan, studying chimpanzees in Guinea, have published research revealing why nonhuman primates attack humans and what preventive measures can be taken. The study suggests that while ... > full story -
Couch Potatoes of the Animal Kingdom: Orangutans Have Extremely Low Rate of Energy Use
August 3, 2010 — Pass the chips and hand over the remote. In a study involving the first-ever daily energy expenditure measurements in apes, researchers have determined that orangutans living in a large ... > full story -
Hormonal Birth Control Alters Scent Communication in Primates
July 27, 2010 — Hormonal contraceptives change the ways captive ring-tailed lemurs relate to one another both socially and sexually, according to a study that combined analyses of hormones, genes, scent chemicals ... > full story -
Universal Flu Vaccine Moving Closer
July 16, 2010 — A universal influenza vaccine -- so-called because it could potentially provide protection from all flu strains for decades -- may become a ... > full story -
Fossil Find Puts a Face on Early Primates
July 14, 2010 — When paleontologist Iyad Zalmout went looking for fossil whales and dinosaurs in Saudi Arabia, he never expected to come face-to-face with a significant, early primate ... > full story -
Baby Brain Growth Mirrors Changes from Apes to Humans
July 12, 2010 — A study undertaken to help scientists concerned with abnormal brain development in premature babies has serendipitously revealed evolution's imprint on the human brain. Scientists found that the ... > full story -
Wild Cat Found Mimicking Monkey Calls; Predatory Trickery Documented for the First Time in Wild Felids in Americas
July 8, 2010 — In a fascinating example of vocal mimicry, researchers have documented a wild cat species imitating the call of its intended victim: a small, squirrel-sized monkey known as a pied tamarin. This is ... > full story -
Fetal X-Ray Exposure Interferes With Memory in Adulthood, Monkey Study Finds
July 5, 2010 — Learning and memory impairments are important contributors to the disability associated with schizophrenia. These functional impairments emerge long before the onset of other symptoms associated with ... > full story
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