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New evidence of culture in wild chimpanzees

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

A new study of chimpanzees living in the wild adds to evidence that our closest primate relatives have cultural differences, too. The study, reported online on October 22nd in Current Biology shows that neighb ...


Gene knockout may cheer up mice

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Removing the PKCI/HINT1 gene from mice has an anti-depressant-like and anxiolytic-like effect. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience applied a battery of behavioral tests to the PKCI/HINT1 knocko ...


Humans, Other Mammals Similarly Voice Frustrations

Humans, Other Mammals Similarly Voice Frustrations

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Pet owners and scientists who spend a lot of time in the wild say that they can tell when an animal is upset by the sound of its voice. Now new analyses of animal calls may offer an explanation; humans seem ...


Not just bleach: Hydrogen peroxide may tell time for living cells

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 2

If a circadian rhythm is like an orchestra - the united expression of the rhythms of millions of cells - a common chemical may serve as the conductor, or at least as the baton.


Teen sexual activity and gambling associated with taking nonprescribed medications to get high

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Taking nonprescribed medication has become an emerging problem, especially among teens. When using these substances to get high, students are more likely to engage in bad behaviors than those who don't, a ...


To eat or not to eat? Mental budgets help control consumption

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

If you feel like you're in a losing battle with a triple-chocolate cake, a "mental budget" can help, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.


New 'schizophrenia gene' prompts researchers to test potential drug target

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Johns Hopkins scientists report having used a commercially available drug to successfully "rescue" animal brain cells that they had intentionally damaged by manipulating a newly discovered gene that links susceptibility genes ...


Diet switching can activate brain's stress system, lead to 'withdrawal' symptoms

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In research that sheds light on the perils of yo-yo dieting and repeated bouts of sugar-bingeing, researchers from The Scripps Research Institute have shown in animal models that cycling between periods of eating sweet and ...


Motivational 'women-only' cardiac rehab improves symptoms of depression

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Depressive symptoms improved among women with coronary heart disease who participated in a motivationally-enhanced cardiac rehabilitation program exclusively for women, according to research presented at the American Heart ...


Changes in brain chemicals mark shifts in infant learning

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

When do you first leave the nest? Early in development infants of many species experience important transitions—such as learning when to leave the protective presence of their mother to start exploring the wider world. Neuroscientists ...



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