Monkey News

Posted December 13, 2012:

• Rhesus Monkeys Cannot Hear the Beat in Music

Posted December 11, 2012:

• How Our Sense of Touch Is a Lot Like the Way We Hear
• Sexual and Social Behavior Modified by Serotonin System Drugs

Posted December 10, 2012:

• Stem Cell Research Provides Hope for Infertile Cancer Survivors: Transplanted Stem Cells Could Preserve Male Fertility

Posted December 7, 2012:

• Monkey Business: What Howler Monkeys Can Tell Us About the Role of Interbreeding in Human Evolution

Posted December 6, 2012:

• Vaginal Microbicide Gel May Offer a Promising Strategy for Prevention and Protection Against HIV Transmission
• Impacts of Climate Change on Rare Tropical Plants Expected to Vary Considerably

Posted December 3, 2012:

• Stem Cell-Derived Dopaminergic Neurons Rescue Motor Defects in Parkinsonian Monkeys

Posted November 29, 2012:

• How, in the Animal World, a Daughter Avoids Mating With Her Father: Paternal 'Voice' Recognition

Posted November 28, 2012:

• More Omnivore Dilemmas: Seasonal Diet Changes Can Cause Reproductive Stress in Primates

Posted November 27, 2012:

• Seeing the World Through the Eyes of an Orangutan

Posted November 21, 2012:

• Neural Interaction in Silence: Neurophysiologists Study Widespread Networks of Neurons Responsible for Memory
• Short DNA Strands in Genome May Be Key to Understanding Human Cognition and Diseases

Posted November 20, 2012:

• Evolution of Human Intellect: Human-Specific Regulation of Neuronal Genes

Posted November 19, 2012:

• Estrogenic Plants Linked to Altered Hormones, Possible Behavior Changes in Monkeys

Posted November 18, 2012:

• Leap Forward in Brain-Controlled Computer Cursors: New Algorithm Greatly Improves Speed and Accuracy

Posted November 15, 2012:

• Probiotic Worm Treatment May Improve Symptoms of Colitis by Restoring Gut Bacteria to Healthy State

Posted November 7, 2012:

• Measuring Metabolism Can Predict Alzheimer's Progress With 90 Percent Accuracy
• New Insight Into Why Haste Makes Waste

Posted November 6, 2012:

• Humans, Chimpanzees and Monkeys Share DNA but Not Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Posted November 2, 2012:

• In-Sync Brain Waves Hold Memory of Objects Just Seen

Posted November 1, 2012:

• Male Fertility Can Be Restored After Cancer Treatment, Researchers Find

Posted October 31, 2012:

• New Study Shows Effects of Prehistoric Nocturnal Life on Mammalian Vision
• Potential Way to Repair Brain Damage in Multiple Sclerosis

Posted October 30, 2012:

• How Does the Brain Measure Time?
• Monkeys Put Off Sex by Bystanders

Posted October 28, 2012:

• Primates' Brains Make Visual Maps Using Triangular Grids

Posted October 24, 2012:

• New Gene Therapy Method Tested in Human Cells ... and It Works, Researchers Report

Posted October 23, 2012:

• Local Wildlife Is Important in Human Diets in Central Africa, Experts Say

Posted October 18, 2012:

• Decreased Gene Activity Is Likely Involved in Childhood Risk for Anxiety and Depression

Posted October 15, 2012:

• Ebola Antibody Treatment, Produced in Plants, Protects Monkeys from Lethal Disease
• Primates in Peril: Conservationists Reveal the World's 25 Most Endangered Primates
• New Research Reveals More About How the Brain Processes Facial Expressions and Emotions

Posted October 11, 2012:

• Diverse Intestinal Viruses May Play a Role in AIDS Progression
• Wild Monkeys Watch Fights to Exploit Losers for Grooming

Posted October 9, 2012:

• Dual Spotlights in the Brain: How We Manage to Attend to Multiple Objects Without Being Distracted by Irrelevant Information

Posted October 3, 2012:

• Like Humans, Monkeys Can Make Irrational Decisions When Making Choices

Posted October 1, 2012:

• Baboon Personalities Connected to Social Success and Health Benefits

Posted September 24, 2012:

• Primate Study Adds to Evidence of BPA Harming Human Reproduction

Posted September 18, 2012:

• Surprising Demographic Shifts in Endangered Monkey Population Challenge Conservation Expectations

Posted September 13, 2012:

• Foraging Baboons Are Picky Punters: Baboon Foraging Choices Depend on Their Habitat and Social Status
• Neural Implant Recovers Ability to Make Decisions, Monkey Study Shows

Posted September 12, 2012:

• New African Monkey Species Identified: Lesula Found in One of Congo's Last Biologically Unexplored Forest Blocks

Posted September 9, 2012:

• Why an AIDS Vaccine Has Been So Difficult to Develop

Posted September 6, 2012:

• Genome of Malaria-Causing Parasite Sequenced: Even When on Different Continents, Organism Features Same Mutations

Posted September 5, 2012:

• Animal Study Finds Anti-HIV Vaginal Ring Can Prevent Virus Transmission

Posted September 3, 2012:

• Reciprocity an Important Component of Prosocial Behavior: Scorekeeping of Past Favors Isn't, However, a Factor

Posted August 30, 2012:

• Calorie Restriction Does Not Affect Survival: Study Of Monkeys Also Suggests Some Health Benefits

Posted August 27, 2012:

• Studying How Diseases Spread in Primates May Help Predict What Diseases Will Emerge in Humans

Posted August 23, 2012:

• Primate of the Opera: What Soprano Singing Apes on Helium Reveal About the Human Voice

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