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Toxoplasma Infection Permanently Shifts Balance in Cat and Mouse Game Toxoplasma Infection Permanently Shifts Balance in Cat and Mouse Game Sep. 18, 2013 — The Toxoplasma parasite can be deadly, causing spontaneous abortion in pregnant women or killing immune-compromised patients, but it has even stranger effects in mice. Infected mice lose their fear of cats, which is good for both cats and the parasite, because the cat gets an easy meal and the parasite gets int.. 더보기
Dating of Beads Sets New Timeline for Early Humans Dating of Beads Sets New Timeline for Early Humans Sep. 13, 2013 — An international team of researchers led by Oxford University have new dating evidence indicating when the earliest fully modern humans arrived in the Near East, the region known as the Middle East today. They have obtained the radiocarbon dates of marine shell beads found at Ksar Akil, a key archaeological site in Lebanon, which.. 더보기
Low Omega-3 Could Explain Why Some Children Struggle With Reading Low Omega-3 Could Explain Why Some Children Struggle With Reading Sep. 13, 2013 — An Oxford University study has shown that a representative sample of UK schoolchildren aged seven to nine years had low levels of key Omega-3 fatty acids in their blood. Furthermore, the study found that children's blood levels of the long-chain Omega-3 DHA (the form found in most abundance in the brain) 'significa.. 더보기
'Terminator' Polymer 'Terminator' Polymer: Self-Healing Polymer That Spontaneously and Independently Repairs Itself Sep. 13, 2013 — Scientists report the first self-healing thermoset elastomer that requires no intervention to induce its repair. Self-healing polymers mend themselves by reforming broken cross-linking bonds. However, the cross-linking healing mechanism usually requires an external stimulus. Triggers to.. 더보기
Novel Avian Influenza A Virus Has Potential for Both Virulence and Transmissibility in Humans Novel Avian Influenza A Virus Has Potential for Both Virulence and Transmissibility in Humans Sep. 10, 2013 — A new study has found that a novel avian-origin H7N9 influenza A virus, which has recently emerged in humans, attaches moderately or abundantly to the epithelium of both the upper and lower respiratory tracts. This pattern has not been observed before for avian influenza A viruses. The r.. 더보기
The Real Reason to Worry About Bees The Real Reason to Worry About Bees Sep. 10, 2013 — Honeybees should be on everyone's worry list, and not because of the risk of a nasty sting, an expert on the health of those beneficial insects said in Indianapolis today at the 246th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Set aside the fact that the honeybee's cousins -- hornets, wasps and yellow jackets -- actua.. 더보기
Scientists Create New Memories by Directly Changing the Brain Scientists Create New Memories by Directly Changing the Brain Sep. 10, 2013 — By studying how memories are made, UC Irvine neurobiologists created new, specific memories by direct manipulation of the brain, which could prove key to understanding and potentially resolving learning and memory disorders. Research led by senior author Norman M. Weinberger, a research professor of neurobiology & beha.. 더보기
New Risk Model Sheds Light On Arsenic Risk in China's Groundwater New Risk Model Sheds Light On Arsenic Risk in China's Groundwater Aug. 22, 2013 — Arsenic-laden groundwater used for cooking and drinking could pose a risk to the health of almost 20 million people across China. This is shown by a study carried out by Eawag scientists in collaboration with Chinese colleagues and published today in Science. The estimates are based on a risk model incorporating ge.. 더보기
Wolves Howl Because They Care Wolves Howl Because They Care: Social Relationship Can Explain Variation in Vocal Production The findings shed important light on the degree to which animal vocal production can be considered as voluntary, the researchers say. "Our results suggest the social relationship can explain more of the variation we see in howling behavior than the emotional state of the wolf," says Friederike Range of t.. 더보기