Scientists offer insight into how the nervous system processes sensory information
Apr 24, 2008 |
3.8 / 5 (4) |
0
The Stowers Institute’s Yu Lab has published the results of large-scale imaging experiments examining how social signals are represented in the sensory system.
Pathway found that lets mosquitoes fatten up, slow down for winter
Biology /
Apr 24, 2008 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
1
Two genes that help insulin regulate mosquitoes’ growth have been identified as key contributors to how the insects enter a dormant state to survive winter’s cold. The research finding broadens the understanding of the mosquito ...
Are Ice Age relics the next casualty of climate change?
Biology /
Apr 24, 2008 |
3.3 / 5 (4) |
0
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) recently launched a four-year study to determine if climate change is affecting populations of a quintessential Arctic denizen: the rare musk ox. Along with collaborators ...
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act clears Senate
Apr 24, 2008 |
4.3 / 5 (3) |
0
The Senate passed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) on April 24, approving by unanimous consent an amended version of H.R. 493, which passed the House April 25, 2007 by a vote of 420-3. The House is expected ...
Proof that men and women activate stereotypes of competence and sociability respectively
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 24, 2008 |
3.3 / 5 (4) |
0
Are stereotypes and prejudices automatically activated when we notice someone? How do women react when they are faced with the traditional gender roles?
In computer models and observations, researchers see potential for significant 'red tide' season
Apr 24, 2008 |
4.3 / 5 (3) |
0
The end of April usually brings the first signs of harmful algae in New England waters, and this year, researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and North Carolina State University (NC State) are preparing ...
Study Shows Suicide Rates Significantly Higher Among Veterinarians
Apr 24, 2008 |
3.7 / 5 (3) |
0
Veterinarians in Australia have one of the highest expected suicide rates among other professions. A study in the Australian Veterinary Journal published by Wiley-Blackwell finds that vets are four times more likely to commit ...
Proteins that stop a major signaling pathway can also generate new proteins
Biology /
Apr 24, 2008 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
The team was able to define the way in which proteins called beta arrestins (for their role in stopping signals) also turn on pathways that ultimately lead to the production of new proteins in virtually all tissues in the ...
Smokers have a 41 percent higher risk of suffering depression
Apr 24, 2008 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
The risk of suffering depression increases 41% in smokers, in comparison with non-smokers. This was the conclusion of a study undertaken with 8,556 participants by scientists of the University of Navarra, in collaboration ...
Study finds racial disparities in smoking cessation treatment
Apr 24, 2008 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
A new study from the American Cancer Society finds black and Hispanic smokers are less likely than whites to receive and use smoking cessation advice and aids. The study, published in the May issue of the American Journal of ...
GIOVE-B on the launch pad
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2008 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
The launcher that will carry GIOVE-B into orbit has been moved from the final assembly building to the launch pad in preparation for liftoff on Sunday morning.
New lymphoma therapies targets diverse and difficult cancer
Apr 24, 2008 |
4 / 5 (2) |
2
The fifth leading cause of cancer in the United States, lymphoma is made up of more than 40 rare and highly diverse diseases that target the body's lymphatic system. Lymphomas include both one of the fastest growing cancers ...
New adult ADHD drug receives FDA approval
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 24, 2008 |
3.5 / 5 (2) |
0
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first prodrug designed for once-daily treatment of adults with ADHD.
Researchers recommend ways to fight lake trout invasion in Glacier National Park
Apr 24, 2008 |
3 / 5 (2) |
0
Natural barriers like waterfalls play an important role in preventing lake trout from spreading through Glacier National Park, so maintaining those barriers should be a priority, Montana State University researchers ...
New gene discovered for new form of intellectual disability
Apr 24, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has discovered a new form of intellectual disability involving mental retardation (MR) along with the eye defect retinitis pigmentosa (RP). CAMH also discovered the previously ...
