Yale scientists find evidence healthy animals detect and avoid sick animals
...ool of Forestry & Environmental Studies. "If these behaviors are widespread,they could be important in making accurate predictions of the spread ofdisease." Skelly, whose study was published in Proceedings of the National Academyof Sciences, said the authors found that bullfrog tadpoles were able to te...Physicians who acknowledge abuse and confirm patient's worth are most helpful
... Physicians and patients demonstrated avariety of behaviors during health care interactions. In some instancesphysicians asked directly about the abuse and patients directly disclosed. Inmost cases, physicians either probed about the abuse, dropped hints, or ignoredor failed to recognize signs of abuse whil...Study finds prenatal exposure to testosterone boosts smoking
...cepted principle that children will mimic parents' behaviors tovarying degrees as they age. A report on the findings appears in the September issue of the AmericanJournal of Public Health. "From a basic science point of view, we think this is an importantfinding because it wasn't known before t...Study shows black churches can help improve healthy behaviors
...o can help improve people's eating habits andother behaviors to make them healthier, according to a major new study involvinga dozen researchers, three Triangle universities and state health experts. The study -- the largest of its kind ever done -- was conducted by Dr.Marci K. Campbell, assistant prof...Learning is growing: scientists investigate the links between memory and brain development
...ve that the brain canstore newly learned facts and behaviors by increasing signal strength at theappropriate synapses. As they study this process, however, scientists arediscovering the brain has more than one use for the same trick: circuits formingtheir connections at the beginning of life may use the same ...Electronic dental anesthesia helps allay needle injection pain
... discomfort and disruptive behaviors in young, sedated dental patients, new research shows. Researchers used electronic dental anesthesia (EDA) to numb the gums of 15 children aged 2 to 4 during the ...Researchers develop first potential schizophrenia genetic animal model
...n January. "We can say, however, that they display behaviors consistentwith schizophrenia and should be very useful in studying it." A report on the research appears in the Aug. 20 issue of the journalCell. Besides Mohn, a UNC-CH Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biologygraduate, authors are Drs. B...Social behavior transformed with one new gene
...n receptor distribution and evenadopted the social behaviors of the gregarious prairie vole. Their work isdescr...genehas proven sufficient to change complex social behaviors so dramatically. "These transgenic mice really surprised us," says Dr. Young, "not onlydid...Jefferson scientist hopes to answer the question, 'Why is it so hard to quit smoking?'
...expected. "What predisposes you to certain behaviors is genetics," he says. "Somepeople can smoke for years, and one day decide to quit and never go back. Otherscan try and try and never be able to beat it. The easy answer is, some peoplehave will power and some don't. But quitting is different for dif...Purdue study: Aquariums may pacify Alzheimer's patients
...nks ofbrightly colored fish may curtail disruptive behaviors and improve eating habitsof people with the diseas...ease in the number of instances and the durationof behaviors such as wandering, pacing, yelling and physical aggression. Preliminary findings from the study w...NIAAA-led study verifies environment-dependent behavioral variation in genetically identical mice
...environmental features have profoundeffects on the behaviors of isogenic animals reinforces the idea that, forb... effects, " said Dr. Crabbe. "Moresusceptible were behaviors with smaller genetic effects, especially behavioraleffects thought to be the result of a single gene...Sandia, University Of Montana Researchers Try Training Bees To Find Buried Landmines
...hat subtle changesin flight activity and other bee behaviors can signal thatthe bees are being exposed to environmental contaminants. Pollen, dust, air, and other samples collected by the beesand brought to the hive will be analyzed for trace amountsof explosives. Sandia will examine the samples using highlyse...Researchers Find Vaginal Bacteria Imbalance Might Boost AIDS Risk
...mographic factors, sexual activity,hygiene, health behaviors and infection with sexually transmitted diseases. Researchers overall found a significant decline in theLactobacillus-dominated flora normally present in the vagina and a strongincrease in such anaerobic bacteria as Gardnerella vaginalis and ...A Mother's Love? New UD Theory Explains Why Good Insect Moms Risk Death To Save Their Only Children
...luenced by culturaland societal factors, and their behaviors are far more complex. "It would besilly to say, `Oh, this explains why So-and-So is so protective of her onlydaughter.' Insects and people are completely different in that regard." But, learning why some insects show strong maternal instincts, while ...University Of Pittsburgh Involved In First Successful Example Of Gene Therapy For Pain Control
...research results clearly show that pain-associated behaviors diminished inmice treated with a herpes virus containing a gene that triggers production of apain-blocking protein," said Joseph Glorioso, Ph.D., developer of the genevector and professor and chairman of the department of molecular genetics andbioche...Bullying Behavior: Blame It On Bad Genes?
...y to be inherited than arenonaggressive antisocial behaviors like delinquency, truancy, theft -- exceptamong gi...thkinds of behavior, whereas in girls the combined behaviors appear relatedprimarily to genetic factors. Peer influences play a major role for both boys and girl...Resolving Conflicts -- What We Can Learn From The Apes
...aninvestigation of conflict resolution, including behaviors such as foodsharing and alleviating the distress of others. Dr. de Waal willdiscuss the implications of these conciliatory mechanisms on our view ofaggressive competition. As the Director of Yerkes' Living Links Center, Dr. de Waal's researchfocuses...Serotonin May Be Better Target For Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment
...ess dopamine causesrestlessness and hyperactivity, behaviors that are strikingly similar to thoseexhibited by children with ADHD. When placed in a maze that normal mice negotiate in less than three minutes,the knockout mice became distracted-performing extraneous activities such assniffing and rearing-and the......lood, shouldcontinue practicing safe sex and other behaviors aimed at preventingtransmission of the virus. The researchers found that the viruses are macrophage-tropic--theyinfect macrophages, white blood cells affected by HIV infection. These are thevirus types that can be transmitted sexually. "We lo......ycles are irregular may be ensuring a diversity of behaviors that allowsinfants a greater adaptation to their environment. In other words, variation isa source of potential solutions to adaptive challenges." Robertson runs an infant laboratory at Cornell where, for his current study,more than 115 babies have ...