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Brain Plasticity: Changes And Resets In Homeostasis
Researchers have found that synaptic plasticity, long implicated as a device for "change" in the brain, may also be essential for stability.
Histamine Affects Alcohol-related Behavior
The histamine-3 receptor is important in terms of alcohol-related behavior, and a drug affecting that receptor may have qualities that alter alcohol-related behavior.
High Carbon Dioxide Levels Cause Abnormally Large Fish Ear Bones
Scripps study focuses on bony structures essential in fish orientation and acceleration.
Crying Baby Monkeys Get on Everyone's Nerves
When baby rhesus monkeys want to suckle, they do what human infants do: cry, cry, cry.
More Gene Mutations Linked To Autism Risk
More pieces in the complex autism inheritance puzzle are emerging in the latest gene study of autism spectrum disorders. This study identified 27 different genetic regions where rare copy number...
STAT3 Protein Found To Play A Key Role In Cancer
A protein called STAT3 has been found to play a fundamental role in converting normal cells to cancerous cells, according to a new study. The study found that STAT3, in...
Researchers link gene variant, obesity
NEW YORK, June 26 (UPI) -- A gene variant that has been linked to alcohol and cocaine addiction may play a major role in obesity, U.S. and European...
Brain Recordings Take Flight
A new lightweight device measures brain activity in homing pigeons in midflight
Dolphins Get A Lift From Delta Wing Technology
Dolphins are supremely agile swimmers, but it wasn't clear how their fins help them maneuver though water. Building scale models of whale and dolphins' fins, a team of US scientists...
Enzyme Fights Mutated Protein In Inherited Parkinson's Disease
An enzyme that naturally occurs in the brain helps destroy the mutated protein that is the most common cause of inherited Parkinson's disease, researchers have found.
Engineering autism: Mice with extra chromosome region show many autistic signs
Mice who inherit a particular chromosomal duplication from their fathers show many behaviours associated with human autism, researchers report in the 26th June issue of the journal Cell, a Cell...
Scientists uncover patterns of genetic changes in mental retardation
Researchers at Radboud University Medical Centre, together with UK Medical Research Council scientists at Oxford University, have uncovered some of the central characteristics of genes underlying mental retardation. The research,...
Long-term apple scab resistance remains elusive, Purdue expert says
There are hundreds of choices when picking a crabapple tree from the nursery, but a Purdue University expert says only a handful are resistant to a widespread fungus or other...
MU scientists convert pigs' connective tissue cells into stem cells
For years, proponents have touted the benefits of embryonic stem cell research, but the potential therapies still face hurdles. Side effects such as tumour development, a lack of an effective...
Good males are bad fathers
Contrary to predictions, males of high genetic quality are not very successful when it comes to fertilising eggs. A new study on seed beetles by Swedish and Danish scientists Goeran...
Wood harvest puts pandas at risk
People should be encouraged to chop down fewer trees for firewood in China's largest panda reserve, says a new report.
PHOTOS: "Hitler's Stealth Fighter" Reborn
See the full-scale re-creation of the top secret Nazi plane that could have turned the tide of World War II—as well as the last surviving example of "Hitler's stealth fighter."
Therapeutic Delivery Of A Gene To Dysfunctional Nerves
In many sensory neuronopathies, painful conditions affecting sensory nerves outside the brain and spinal cord, the affected nerves are in a region known as the DRG. These conditions are difficult...
Gene Evolution Process Discovered
One of the mechanisms governing how our physical features and behavioral traits have evolved over centuries has been discovered.
Unique Portion Of Enzyme Fights Lung Infection
An enzyme known to play a key role in the development of emphysema serves as the first line of defense against bacterial infection of the lung, according to researchers. They...
Fish Protein Link To Controlling High Blood Pressure
Medical scientists are investigating how a species of fish from the Pacific Ocean could help provide answers to tackling chronic conditions such as hereditary high blood pressure and kidney disease....
Science Museum has a vital role in the climate change debate
One hundred years after it first opened its doors, the Science Museum is more relevant than ever
A penny for your prions: Researchers study link between copper, mad cow disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- North Carolina State University researchers have discovered a link between copper and the normal functioning of prion proteins, which are associated with transmissible spongiform encephalopathy diseases such as...
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Observatory: Reading Pigeons’ Brains as They Fly
Ever wonder what goes on inside the minds of pigeons? Researchers in Europe have.
Naming may be key to brain's ability to recognize faces
(PhysOrg.com) -- Our tendency to see people and faces as individuals may explain why we are such experts at recognizing them, new research indicates. This approach can be learned and...
Cells Use Import Machinery To Export Their Goods As Well
Research suggests a new level of regulation for cellular export process by molecules previously assumed to be dedicated to import activities.
MicroRNAs help control HIV life cycle
LA JOLLA, Calif., June 26, 2009 -- Scientists at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have discovered that specific microRNAs (non-coding RNAs that interfere with gene expression) reduce HIV...