Females may be more susceptible to overindulge 'sweet tooth' cravings than males
...esearchers' goal was to investigate the effects of gender and exercise on caloric intake of a diet (chow supplemented with a supply of liquid sweetened condensed milk), chosen for its ability to stimulate hyperphagia. Rats were housed individually in cages that provided access to running wheels. Daily calo...Nevada researcher re-ignites mammal reproduction debate
...my theory about the role of glucose in determining gender in reproduction," she said. "The idea is that it will hopefully encourage more research."...Ecologist calls for creation of an international panel to assess human behavior
... It could examine how to reduce racial, religious, gender and economic inequities and whether any nations can ethically produce or store weapons of mass destruction.'' Ehrlich pointed out that the scientific community is well aware of the nature of the threats and the ''population-consumption drivers'' crea...Family-friendly, flexible and far-reaching
...flect EMBO's long-standing commitment to promoting gender equality and fostering family-friendly conditions in research: Applicants with childcare commitments can now apply to carry out their 2-year fellowship over a period of up to 3 years. The aim is to give candidates the flexibility to complete their...U of T microbiologists achieve results with pattern recognition software
...edict other things for example, your age and your gender which might, on the surface, seem unrelated to books." "We're hoping our use of this technique to predict the function of yeast genes is going to become a classical example of how to do this in biology." To create each mutated strain, the researcher...Donaghue Women's Health Investigator Program awards grants to three at Yale
...to the desire on the part of researchers to factor gender into their investigations in order to improve outcomes," said Carolyn M. Mazure, director of Women's Health Research at Yale. "Our program's research agenda is designed to generate information that is useful to women and healthcare providers, and to...Study: Artificial sweetener may disrupt body's ability to count calories
... intake and body weight, as well as whether age or gender are contributing factors. Additional research also will need to evaluate if the body and brain can be retrained to naturally measure calories after consuming artificial sweeteners or high-calorie beverages....New study confirms process leading to disorder causing male characteristics in women
...essive secretion of a hormone leading to undesired gender traits remains unclear. Estimates of incidence of this disorder range around the five percent level if both cessation of ovulation and excess hair growth are used in the definition, but they can range over 10 percent in some select populations. P...Lupus Research Institute awards $3 million in novel research grants to further new science in lupus
...ther there is a relationship between the patient's gender and the progression of lupus to kidney disease. Bevra H. Hahn, MD, UCLA Medical School, Los Angeles PRO-INFLAMMATORY HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS AS A BIOMARKER FOR RISK FOR ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN SLE. Dr. Hahn, collaborating with a cardiology group ...Memory fails you after severe stress
...uestioner a day or so later, and many even got the gender wrong. The finding casts serious doubt on the rel... Psychiatry, vol 27, p 265). Thirty people got the gender wrong, and those subjected to physical threats were the worst at recognising their interrogator. El...Archaeologists announce discoveries at the ancient Maya site of Waka' in northern Guatemala
...ts supports the idea that in ancient Maya culture, gender roles were sometimes blended," Lee says. Once more detailed analysis is complete, researchers hope it will help shed light on the lives of the kings and queens of Waka'. While the individual in the burial chamber is not named in hieroglyphs, chemical...Brain areas identified that 'decode' emotions of others
...e then asked to identify both the mental state and gender of the person in each picture, based solely on seeing that person's eyes. By comparing the EEG signals associated with each response, the researchers identified two precise areas in the brain that were specifically activated when the participants mad...Culture of primate non-aggression
...ve males of Forest Troop, drastically changing the gender composition and the behavior of the group; males were significantly less aggressive. Surprisingly, even though no adult males from this period remained in the Forest Troop in 1993 (males migrate after puberty), new males were also less aggressive tha...Four IU professors are 2004 Guggenheim Fellows
...tion. Ketterson will examine whether human sex and gender concepts apply in songbirds. Studies she will begin later this year in South Dakota, Nevada, Costa Rica and Mexico will examine how geographic differences in songbird behavior and physiology relate to sex and, possibly, gender. Ketterson is a member ...Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers identify significant smoking-induced genetic alteration
...sion of CYP1B1 poses an interesting question about gender differences in the development of lung cancer," said Meireles "We hadn't intended to look at gender differences in this study, but this finding about an enzyme so important to estrogen metabolism once...Biology behind homosexuality in sheep, study confirms
... is correlated with partner preference rather than gender of the animal you're looking at," she said. About 8 percent of domestic rams display preferences for other males as sexual partners. Scientists don't believe it's related to dominance or flock hierarchy; rather, their typical motor pattern for interc...New study seeks to establish mechanism between areas of the brain and continence
...ale and male subjects, respectively. There were no gender differences for activation incidence in other studied brain regions. Conclusions The research findings determined the cerebral cortical regions activated during voluntary contraction of the EAS. Results indicated that voluntary motor control of t...One-size-fits-all approach to nutrition recommendations may soon be outdated
...d history of hypertension are just as important as gender and age when it comes to determining dietary needs...gmenting the population into smaller groups beyond gender and age will provide one level of customization. For example, a 35-year old man who has a family his......he is also a recognised authority in international gender research. Visiting professorships have taken her to Princeton, New York, Lisbon, Tokyo, So Paulo and Melbourne.Gabriele Brandstetter read German, history, politics and theatre studies at Erlangen, Regensburg, Vienna and Munich and completed her studi...NIH consensus panel confirms effectiveness of total knee replacement
...hat there is clear evidence of racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in the provision of total knee replacements, as there is for many other health care interventions, but the reasons for this are unclear. Physicians' beliefs about their patients, limited familiarity with these procedures in minority commu...