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Menopausal Whales Are Influential and Informative Leaders
Mar. 5, 2015 — Menopause is a downright bizarre trait among animals. It's also rare. Outside of the human species, only the female members of two whale species outlive their reproductive lives in such a major ... full storyMore: -
Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors During Pregnancy Affects the Brain Two Generations Later, Rat Study Shows
Mar. 5, 2015 — Prenatal exposure to low doses of the environmental contaminants polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, change the developing brain in an area involved in metabolism, and some effects are apparent even ... full story -
Analysis of Spider Venom Reveals Seven Promising Compounds With Potential to Relieve Chronic Pain
Mar. 4, 2015 — New research shows that seven compounds of the countless found in spider venom block a key step in the body's ability to pass pain signals to the ... full story -
Nice to Sniff You: Handshakes May Engage Our Sense of Smell
Mar. 3, 2015 — Why do people shake hands? A new study suggests one of the reasons for this ancient custom may be to check out each other's odors. Even if we are not consciously aware of this, handshaking may ... full storyMore: -
Colon + Septic Tank = Unique, at Times Stinky, Study
Mar. 2, 2015 — What do a human colon, septic tank, copper nanoparticles and zebrafish have in common? They were the key components used by researchers to study the impact copper nanoparticles, which are found in ... full story -
Unlocking Key to Immunological Memory in Bacteria
Mar. 2, 2015 — A powerful genome editing tool may soon become even more powerful. Researchers have unlocked the key to how bacteria are able to 'steal' genetic information from viruses and other foreign ... full story -
Alzheimer Amyloid Clumps Found in Young Adult Brains
Mar. 2, 2015 — Amyloid -- an abnormal protein that's a hallmark of Alzheimer's -- starts accumulating inside neurons of people as young as 20, reports a study. This is the first time amyloid accumulation ... full story -
Zombie Outbreak? Statistical Mechanics Reveals the Ideal Hideout; And Informs Real Disease Modeling
Feb. 27, 2015 — A team researchers focusing on a fictional zombie outbreak as an approach to disease modeling suggests heading for the hills, in the Rockies, to save your brains from the ... full story -
Neurons Controlling Appetite Made from Skin Cells
Feb. 27, 2015 — Researchers have for the first time successfully converted adult human skin cells into neurons of the type that regulate appetite, providing a patient-specific model for studying the neurophysiology ... full story -
Living in Genetic Comfort Zone: How to Avoid Influence of Genetic Variation
Feb. 26, 2015 — The phenotype of organisms is shaped by the interaction between environmental factors and their genetic constitution. A recent study by a team of population geneticists shows that fruit flies live in ... full story -
Could Squirmy Livestock Dent Africa's Protein Deficit?
Feb. 26, 2015 — Two graduate students are working to introduce highly productive kits for farming mealworms to regions such as sub-Saharan Africa where eating insects is already culturally palatable. They are just ... full story -
Beliefs Can Regulate Effects of Nicotine on the Human Brain
Feb. 26, 2015 — Scientists have discovered that beliefs can regulate the effects of nicotine on the human brain. Two identical cigarettes led to a new discovery. Study participants inhaled nicotine, yet they showed ... full story -
Sewage Provides Insight Into Human Microbiome
Feb. 25, 2015 — Sewage is an effective means to sample the fecal bacteria from millions of people, a new study has indicated. Researchers say the information gleaned from the work provides a unique opportunity to ... full story -
Consideration of Costs Can Reduce Moral Objections to Human Organ Sales and Other 'Repugnant' Transactions, Says Researcher
Feb. 25, 2015 — People might abandon their moral objections to organ selling – and to other transactions in repugnant markets -- when presented with information about the potential advantages of such sales, ... full story -
Easy on the Eyes: Optimum Length of Eyelashes Is One Third Width of Eye
Feb. 24, 2015 — A new study finds that the optimal eyelash length is one-third the width of the eye for humans and 21 other mammals. Anything shorter or longer increases airflow around the eye and leads to more dust ... full story -
Bionic Reconstruction Lets Patients Use a Robotic Prosthetic Hand Controlled by the Mind
Feb. 24, 2015 — Three Austrian men have become the first in the world to undergo a new technique called "bionic reconstruction", enabling them to use a robotic prosthetic hand controlled by their mind, ... full story -
Tissue Engineering: Scientists Grow Leg Muscle from Cells in a Dish
Feb. 24, 2015 — Scientists have generated mature, functional skeletal muscles in mice using a new approach for tissue engineering. The scientists grew a leg muscle starting from engineered cells cultured in a dish ... full story -
Mapping Lizard Venom Makes It Possible to Develop New Drugs
Feb. 24, 2015 — Lizards and other reptiles are not normally considered venomous, but a number of lizard species actually do produce and use venom. The most classic venomous lizard is no doubt the gila monster -- a ... full story -
Preventing Diabetic Heart Condition in Mice by Amplifying Effect of Exercise: Potential for Benefits of Exercise in a Pill?
Feb. 24, 2015 — Magnifying a benefit of exercise in mice provided a "profound" protection from diabetic cardiomyopathy, a potentially deadly heart condition that affects many people with diabetes. The ... full story -
Sobering Effect of the Love Hormone
Feb. 23, 2015 — Giving drunken rats oxytocin counteracts its intoxicating effects, researchers have found. "In the rat equivalent of a sobriety test, the rats given alcohol and oxytocin passed with flying ... full story
- Menopausal whales are influential and informative leaders
- Exposure to endocrine disruptors during pregnancy affects the brain two generations later, rat study shows
- Colon + septic tank = unique, at times stinky, study
- Unlocking key to immunological memory in bacteria
- Alzheimer amyloid clumps found in young adult brains
- Zombie outbreak? Statistical mechanics reveals the ideal hideout; and informs real disease modeling
- Neurons controlling appetite made from skin cells
- Living in genetic comfort zone: How to avoid influence of genetic variation
- Could squirmy livestock dent africa's protein deficit?
- Beliefs can regulate effects of nicotine on the human brain
- Sewage provides insight into human microbiome
- Consideration of costs can reduce moral objections to human organ sales and other 'repugnant' transactions, says researcher
- Easy on the eyes: Optimum length of eyelashes is one third width of eye
- Bionic reconstruction lets patients use a robotic prosthetic hand controlled by the mind
- Tissue engineering: Scientists grow leg muscle from cells in a dish
- Mapping lizard venom makes it possible to develop new drugs
- Preventing diabetic heart condition in mice by amplifying effect of exercise: Potential for benefits of exercise in a pill?
- Sobering effect of the love hormone
- Sauna use associated with reduced risk of cardiac, all-cause mortality
- Wisdom teeth stem cells can transform into cells that could treat corneal scarring
- New assistive equipment to maximize human sensorimotor function
- Keeping atherosclerosis in-check with novel targeted inflammation-resolving nanomedicines
- Brain's iconic seat of speech goes silent when we actually talk
- Scientists turn the tables on drug-resistant bacteria by infecting them with bacteriophages (bacterial viruses)
- Mulling the marijuana munchies: How the brain flips the hunger switch
- First-in human: Tumor suctioned from vein of cancer patient to allow minimally invasive kidney surgery
- Making a better wound dressing, with fish skin
- Extreme mechano-sensitive neurons of tactile-foraging ducks fit the bill for touch research
- Molecular Gastronomy: Understanding physical and chemical processes of cooking and eating
- Controlling genes with light: Light-activated genes might be precisely controlled and targeted
- 3-D vaccine spontaneously assembles to pack a powerful punch against cancer, infectious diseases
- Drug-resistant bacteria lurk in subway stations, high school students discover
- Carnivorous mushroom reveals human immune trick: How we punch our way into cancer cells
- Spontaneous cure of rare immune disease
- Medical marijuana for children with developmental and behavioral disorders?
- Possible use of medical marijuana for depression
- The brain's social network: Nerve cells interact like friends on Facebook
- Rapid and unexpected weight gain after fecal transplant
- Tiny robotic 'hand' could improve cancer diagnostics, drug delivery
- Add nature, art and religion to life's best anti-inflammatories
- Artificial blood vessels: Tri-layered artificial blood vessels for first time
- Magnetic sense for humans? Electronic skin with magneto-sensory system enables 'sixth sense'
- Craigslist personals, HIV trends: Entry of site in a community tied to 16 percent increase in HIV
- DNA clock helps to get measure of people's lifespans
- Skip the dip! Super Bowl team cities see spike in flu deaths
- Ancient 'genomic parasites' spurred evolution of pregnancy in mammals
- Functioning brain tissue grown in 3-D structure
- Feelings of loneliness, depression linked to binge-watching television
- Beer compound could help fend off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
- Game theory explains social interactions of cancer cells
- Chemists find a way to unboil egg whites: Ability to quickly restore molecular proteins could slash biotechnology costs
- Learning from scorpions to control impulses
- Twitter can predict rates of coronary heart disease, according to research
- Editing the brain: How new epigenetic tools could rewrite our understanding of memory and more
- The secret of empathy: Stress from the presence of strangers prevents empathy, in both mice and humans
- Yak dung burning pollutes indoor air of Tibetan households
- First contracting human muscle grown in laboratory
- Feeling cold is contagious, scientists find
- Nothing to squirm about: Space station worms help battle muscle, bone loss
- Expressing anger linked with better health in some cultures
- Brain imaging may help predict future behavior
- Too much gas, too little food appear major factors in injury, disease-related memory loss
- Was Beethoven's music literally heartfelt? Could a cardiac arrhythmia have influenced famous works by the musical great?
- DNA origami could lead to nano 'transformers' for biomedical applications
- 'Imaginary meal' tricks body into losing weight
- Startling benefit of cardiology meetings: Outcomes better when cardiologists away?
- Hunter-gatherer past shows our fragile bones result from inactivity since invention of farming
- Thumbs-up for mind-controlled robotic arm
- When you lose weight, where does the fat go? Most of the mass is breathed out as carbon dioxide, study shows
- What's on your surgeon's playlist?
- Human DNA shows traces of 40-million-year battle for survival between primate and pathogen
- 3-D maps of folded genome: Catalog of 10,000 loops reveals new form of genetic regulation
- Sharing that crowded holiday flight with countless hitchhiking dust mites
- Honeybee hive sealant promotes hair growth in mice
- Laughing gas shows promise for severe depression, pilot study suggests
- Poisonous cure: Toxic fungi may hold secrets to tackling deadly diseases
- 3-D printing to the rescue of gastronomy for frail seniors
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