Starting vaccinations now in the northern hemisphere is optimal to control influenza A (H1N1); understanding the genetic complexity of beach mouse adaptations; and more.
Promoting public cooperation, cooperation’s origins, convergent social evolution between humans and dogs, and more.
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Competitors copying songs is an issue that every great singer must face, but now it has been discovered that even birds have to deal with cover artists. New research reveals how some bird species have evolved to sing the same tune as their rivals in order to compete effectively.
By investigating a rare and severe form of diabetes in children, researchers have discovered a new molecular mechanism that regulates specialized pancreatic cells and insulin secretion. The mechanism involves a protein called ankyrin, which researchers previously linked to potentially fatal human heart arrhythmias.
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About 10 percent of all couples hoping for a baby have fertility problems. Some environmentalists say pollution is to blame, while some psychiatrists point to our stressful lifestyles. But an evolutionary biologist in Israel offers a different take. The reproductive organs of men and women are currently involved in an evolutionary arms race, he reports [...]
Researchers in Germany investigated the relationship between fruit and vegetable intake, plasma antioxidant micronutrient status and cognitive performance in healthy subjects aged 45 to 102 years. Their results indicated higher cognitive performance in individuals with high daily intake of fruits and vegetables.
Agricultural researchers are trying to outwit one of southern Australia’s worst agricultural weeds.
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A key statistic that consumer groups and the media often use when compiling hospital report cards and national rankings can be misleading, researchers report in a new study.
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Scientists may have discovered a way to glean information about stored memories by tracking patterns of eye movements, even when an individual is unable (or perhaps even unwilling) to report what they remember. The research provides compelling insight into the relationship between activity in the hippocampus, eye movements, and both conscious and unconscious memory.
Gabapentin, a drug initially used to treat seizures, improves sleep quality in menopausal women with hot flashes, researchers report in a new study.
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