Researchers find chemosignal that encourages women's sexual desire
...osignals are substances that while not necessarily perceived as odors, nonetheless have an impact on mood and menstrual cycles when absorbed through the nose. The researchers found that after being exposed to the breastfeeding compounds for two months, women with regular partners experienced a 24 percent in...Psychologist finds instance where 'two wrongs do make a right'
...e was shifted to the observer's right or left, the perceived location of the spot was shifted in the opposite direction. However, when observers were asked to physically point toward the spot, they did so with very little error. "Perception is prone to the illusion, while action seems immune," explains Dassonv...Genetic influences on taste perception of alcohol may influence alcohol intake
... a newly discovered taste receptor gene (TAS2R38), perceived intensity of a bitter compound called 6- n -propylthiouracil (PROP), and perceived intensity of alcohol. Both PROP perception and genotype make overlapping and independent contribut...Psychological stress and disease: UCSF-led study suggests connection
...ng result, the telomeres of women with the highest perceived psychological stress-- across both groups -- had u...zed 10-item questionnaire assessing their level of perceived stress during the previous month, and measurements of their objective stress (caregiver status, and ...Children's taste sensitivity and food choices influenced by taste gene
... and children: mothers insensitive to bitter taste perceived bitter-sensitive children as being more emotional than bitter-insensitive children. "This knowledge may bring relief to parents who learn that their children reject foods that they themselves like because of inborn differences in taste ability, rath...The BIOS Initiative - open source biotechnology is born
...sparency and trust in patent systems thatare often perceived as misaligned with public interest", says Greg Quinn, Senior InformaticsSpecialist at CAMBIA. "BIOS is a model for a new innovation system for old challenges. It combines astute use ofintellectual property, informatics, new biological sciences, and t...Urgent measures needed to retain our lead in pharmaceuticals
...he goes on to say that this stance arises out of a perceived need to set parameters for public debate so that it can be more easily controlled. Dr. Helen Wallace of Genewatch UK, a not-for profit group that monitors developments in genetics from a public interest perspective is worried by the controversial imp...Kids with chronic illness face difficult transition to adult care
...edicine. Patients and families surveyed said they perceived pediatric staff to be more available for questions and emotional support. Patients and families whose outlook focused on the future were more likely to experience a smooth transition, the study showed. Gibson, who conducted the study's data analysis...Cure no quick fix for cancer survivors on long road to recovery
...r other ailments. They also were asked about their perceived spiritual well-being. A comparison group of 158 healthy peers completed a similar battery of questionnaires and telephone interviews. UF researchers found cancer survivors reported large differences in measures of general health, physical function an...'Invisible' influences reveal unconscious pathways used in visual perception
...e that had been experimentally masked and could be perceived by the brain but not consciously detected. The researchers showed that such an invisible image received in one eye can influence the appearance of an image in the other eye, thus demonstrating that signals from the invisible image must travel into th...African-American women less likely to undergo genetic testing than white women
...the study, the authors show that in the 3 areas of perceived risk (BRCA mutation, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer), average-risk African American controls had consistently lower scores (a greater proportion reported 'less than average' risk) than white counterparts. In the National Health Interview Survey, i...Great White shark evolution debate involves WSU Lake Campus geology professor
...ing out the fears of our childhood, when they were perceived as scary monsters," he explained. His interest in sharks is apparent when entering his office. The door and walls have pictures of shark teeth, and there are posted references to fossils and a geological time table. The research scientist makes impr...Why are coyotes getting more aggressive?
...ttacking humans -- such as small children that are perceived by the coyotes as a potential food source," says Paul Curtis, associate professor of natural resources at Cornell University. He notes that in the past two decades, several dozen attacks on humans have been reported in California. Coyotes, which are ...Scripps scientists describe protein used by bacteria and cancer cells to resist drugs
...cancer treatments, says Chang, since the drugs are perceived as toxins. Having a high resolution structure such as the one Chang and Reyes solved could open the door for scientists to design a new class of drugs that patients would take in conjunction with antibiotic or chemotherapeutic agents to keep those d...Engineers improve plastic's potential for use in implants by linking it to biological material
...the bacteriophage virus wasn't responsible for its perceived stickiness, the researchers demonstrated that T59 by itself could attach to immobilized polypyrrole, using synthetic copies of it made at the university's Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology. In addition, they determined that a certain amino...Difference in talking louder, talking over noise depends on verbal cues, internal targets
...sition. The researchers believe "subjects may have perceived maintaining an SPL at nearly 90dB as difficult and...wed their speech markedly. Why? "Speakers may have perceived the need to use a slower speech rate in the noise condition to improve the intelligibility of the sp...After the yeast is gone bacteria continue to develop flavor of sparkling wine
... carbon dioxide which dissolves in the wine and is perceived as bubbles when the bottle is opened, hence the term "sparkling". After the fermentation is completed the Cava wine is aged in the bottles with the yeast for at least nine months, or longer for premium quality wines. During aging, substantial chemica...Raisins as a functional food for oral health
...ption that raisins promote cavities. "Raisins are perceived as sweet and sticky, and any food that contains sugar and is sticky is assumed to cause cavities," Wu said. "But our study suggests the contrary. Phytochemicals in raisins may benefit oral health by fighting bacteria that cause cavities and gum dis...Hybrids are becoming mainstream
... also included a detailed assessment of quality as perceived by owners, including likes and dislikes, whether the owner would recommend the model to a friend or plans to buy another hybrid in the future, and five-point ratings in six categories: mechanical, body and interior, features and accessories, performa...The self's broken border: Tracing the role of agency attribution in schizophrenia
... attributed to shifts in gaze (in which case it is perceived as the actual movement of external objects). Lindner and colleagues observed a clear correlation between the strength of certain delusions experienced by schizophrenia patients and the amount of "world motion" that these patients perceive while movi...