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Decreased Gene Activity Is Likely Involved in Childhood Risk for Anxiety and Depression
October 18, 2012 — Decreased activity of a group of genes may explain why in young children the "fear center" of the anxious brain can't learn to distinguish real threats from the imaginary, according to a new ... > full story -
Ebola Antibody Treatment, Produced in Plants, Protects Monkeys from Lethal Disease
October 15, 2012 — A new Ebola virus study has shown promising preliminary results, preventing disease in infected nonhuman primates using monoclonal antibodies. When treatment was administered one hour after ... > full story -
Primates in Peril: Conservationists Reveal the World's 25 Most Endangered Primates
October 15, 2012 — Humankind's closest living relatives -- the world's apes, monkeys, lemurs and other primates -- are on the brink of extinction and in need of urgent conservation measures, according to a report ... > full story -
New Research Reveals More About How the Brain Processes Facial Expressions and Emotions
October 15, 2012 — Research is helping reveal how human and primate brains process and interpret facial expressions, and the role of facial mimicry in everything from deciphering an unclear smile to establishing ... > full story -
Diverse Intestinal Viruses May Play a Role in AIDS Progression
October 11, 2012 — In monkeys and humans with AIDS, damage to the gastrointestinal tract is common. How this gastric damage occurs has remained a mystery, but now researchers provide new clues, implicating the presence ... > full story -
Wild Monkeys Watch Fights to Exploit Losers for Grooming
October 11, 2012 — Wild macaques who are bystanders to fights within their group exploit the losers for grooming favors, new research has shown. The findings reveal previously unknown details about the important ... > full story -
Dual Spotlights in the Brain: How We Manage to Attend to Multiple Objects Without Being Distracted by Irrelevant Information
October 9, 2012 — The "tiki-taka"-style of the Spanish national football team is amazing to watch: Xavi passes to Andrès Iniesta, he just rebounds the ball once and it's right at Xabi Alonso's foot. The Spanish ... > full story -
Like Humans, Monkeys Can Make Irrational Decisions When Making Choices
October 3, 2012 — When making decisions about the value of an assortment of different objects, people approximate an average overall value, which though frequently useful can lead to apparently irrational ... > full story -
Baboon Personalities Connected to Social Success and Health Benefits
October 1, 2012 — Whether human or baboon, it helps to have friends. For both species, studies have shown that robust social networks lead to better health and longer lives. Now, researchers have shown that baboon ... > full story -
Primate Study Adds to Evidence of BPA Harming Human Reproduction
September 24, 2012 — A researcher has found new evidence that the plastic additive BPA can disrupt women's reproductive systems, causing chromosome damage, miscarriages and birth defects. Scientists report seeing ... > full story
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