Latest buzz in research: Intoxicated honey bees may clue scientists into drunken human behavior
...to examine how ethanol affects the neural basis of aggression in this insect, and in turn learn how it affects humans." Mustard and Wright conducted this research with Ohio State colleagues Brian Smith, a professor of entomology, and Ian Maze, an undergraduate student studying microbiology....The blotchier the face, the better the wasp
...its mixed signals, it gets punished. "That kind of aggression has lasting repercussions," she said. "They have less time to feed and to take care of their offspring." Dale said, "Wasps have really sophisticated visual signaling systems. We're just starting to get a window into the kinds of messages they're tell...The Cochrane Library Newsletter, 2005, Issue 1
...zine can safely tackle the majority of episodes of aggression within 30 minutes of it being administered. ...Experimental domestication of foxes yields clues to cognitive evolution
... by-product of breeding selection against fear and aggression toward humans. To better understand how dogs evolved their unusual social cognitive ability, the researchers studied an experimental population of foxes that have been bred in Siberia, Russia, over the last 45 years to exhibit, over generations, incr...Animal parenting, personality and pair-ups
...tive suppression doesn't seem to involve stress or aggression between the females, according to Saltzman. In the case of small rodents called voles, researchers have delved deeper into the biological mechanisms underlying the animals' mating behavior. Prairie voles mate for life, while a closely related species...Understanding biological foundation of human behavior critical to improving laws
...irement savings, and what the underlying causes of aggression are and how they help explain why young men are sometimes willing even in the face of the severest penalties to kill in reaction to threats to their status. "What we're learning about development of the mind and the biology of thinking is growing ...New study will push forward understanding of post-natal illnesses
...e of their pups against intruders. Sometimes, this aggression causes the mother rat to turn on her own babies and harm them. The scientists plan to study the hormone vasopressin which is known to control aggressive behaviour in male rats. Results of these studies will form a model for the study of human mothers...Liverpool vet creates pain relief diet for arthritic dogs
...ulty rising as well as behavioural changes such as aggression or withdrawal. Professor Innes and his team have collaborated with specialist pet diet manufacturer, Hills Pet Nutrition, to create a prescription diet containing high levels of the omega-3 fish oil, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). The researchers sh...Yale researchers use laser light to remote control flies
...e related to more complex behaviors like learning, aggression and even abstract thought. The optical controls might also enable the construction of "bionic" computers -- hybrid devices in which neural circuits are interfaced with electronic circuits....Oxytocin/vasopressin research sees new clinical applications, key role in social behavior
...ng lactation; effect of OT on anxiety and maternal aggression during lactation. #12 NH central release/actions. Presenters will offer results covering mechanisms underlying the independent release of dendritic and NH OT and VP; the role of melanocortin and OT in facilitated sexual responses, and OT's key role i...SEROQUEL: An effective treatment option for aggression in patients with schizophrenia
... significantly greater improvements in symptoms of aggression and hostility compared to patients receiving place... significantly greater improvements in symptoms of aggression and hostility, compared with patients taking placebo, across all three efficacy parameters used in t...Environment more than genes determines child's social aggressiveness
...ther little girl understands the hurt this type of aggression called social aggression can inflict upon others. Now a study published in the July/August issue of the journal Child Develo...Oxytocin raises aggression, cuts anxiety during lactation; similar effects on virgin rats
...In addition, the lactating HAB dams display higher aggression and central OT release compared with a low-anxiety line. Very importantly, along with the rise of maternal behavior during lactation, OT also reduces anxiety levels by regulating the responsiveness of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. "Getting...Study identifies gene in mice that may control risk-taking behavior in humans
...pies, was important for how much fear, anxiety and aggression the mice displayed. "These findings are new to science," said Olson, who is also an associate professor in pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. "The contribution we have made is showing that neuroD2 is related to the devel...Brain regulates initial stages of sex change in social fish
...is to determine whether aromatase activity affects aggression or aggression influences aromatase activity. "This study shows us that sexual identity involves a complex interpla...In Western bluebird as well as human families, accumulated wealth encourages stability
...rents. "We looked extensively and did not see much aggression directed at offspring in hundreds of hours of observation during the dispersal stage. Instead, the fledglings were aggressive to each other," she said. "But we admit that parental eviction of offspring could happen very quickly, so even our extensive...Removing egg from nest may help save endangered whooping crane
...urvive when an egg is removed from a nest. Sibling aggression has been so strong that some chicks have been observed pecking the later-born bird to death. Also, a pair of chicks is more likely to attract the attention of a predator and parents can be more attentive if they only have a single chick to protect. ...Marine biology mystery solved: Function of 'unicorn' whale's 8-foot tooth discovered
...hemost common is that the tooth is used to display aggression between males,who joust with each other for social hierarchy. Another is that the tooth isa secondary sexual characteristic, like a peacock's feathers or a lion'smane. Nweeia's findings point to a new direction of scientific investigation.Fewer tha...If you flaunt it, you've got it: How red-heads top the pecking order
...r black-headed and yellow-headed peers by physical aggression and by the mere fact of being red-headed, according to research published today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society. University of New South Wales biologists made the discovery following experiments with stunningly colourful Gouldian finches (Er...Scientists, linking gene with serotonin and depression, offer insights to new treatments
...sive-compulsive disorder, drug addiction, anxiety, aggression and sleep. Intrigued by these studies, Svenningsson and colleagues at Rockefeller, the Karolinska Institute, the University of Rouen in France and Eli Lilly and Company, used a blind screen called a yeast two-hybrid screen to identify proteins that a...