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In the brain, an earlier sign of autism

In their first year of life, babies who will go on to develop autism already show different brain responses when someone looks at or away from them. Although the researchers are careful to say that the study, reported online ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Babies are specially attuned to our voices and emotions

Young babies' brains are already specially attuned to the sounds of human voices and emotions, according to a report published online on June 30 in Current Biology.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

How we come to know our bodies as our own

By taking advantage of a "body swap" illusion, researchers have captured the brain regions involved in one of the most fundamental aspects of self-awareness: how we recognize our bodies as our own, distinct from others and ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3 | with audio podcast

For stressed bees, the glass is half empty

When people are depressed or anxious, they are much more likely to see their glass as half empty than half full. In tough times, evidence of that same pessimistic outlook can be seen in dogs, rats, and birds. Now, researchers ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

A turn-off for cancer: Scientists discover an ancient 'switch' in plants that could halt cancer metastasis

Although plants and animals are very different organisms, they share a surprising number of biological mechanisms. A plant biologist at Tel Aviv University says that one of these mechanisms may be the answer ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Electrochemical technique follows the motion of individual microparticles in space and time

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many bacteria are able to 'swim' through liquids by means of a flagellum. When doing this, some bacteria follow attractants, some flee from harmful substances, and others align themselves using light, gravity, ...

Chemistry / Other

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How moths key into the scent of a flower

Moths need just the essence of a flower's scent to identify it, according to new research from The University of Arizona in Tucson.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0