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York scientists warn of dramatic impact of climate change on Africa

...ed that climate change would also have large-scale social impacts in Africa in the future. "The social effects of climate change are tightly linked to politics and so difficult to predict, but the way th...

When in danger humans are similar to a deer in the headlights

...ive science, cognitive and affective neuroscience, social science, health science and behavioral medicine, and biomedical engineering. It is published on behalf of the Society for Psychophysiological Research. The study is authored by Tatiana M. Azevedo, Eliane Volchan, Erika C. Rodrigues, Luiz G. Lutterba...

Rodent social behavior encoded in junk DNA

A discovery that may someday help to explain human social behavior and disorders such as autism has been mad...Research Resources (NCRR). The researchers traced social behavior traits, such as monogamy, to seeming glitches in DNA that determines when and where a gene ...

Rensselaer researchers develop approach that predicts protein separation behavior

..., architecture, management, and the humanities and social sciences. Institute programs serve undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals around the world. Rensselaer faculty are known for pre-eminence in research conducted in a wide range of fields, with particular emphasis in biotechnology...

AIDS expert says global strategy needed to combat feminization of HIV/AIDS

...isproportionate numbers becoming infected, and the social consequences of so many young mothers dying and leaving behind children who may also be infected as well as orphaned, women deserve a separate strategy. He also points out that medical research suggests hormonal and developmental factors place young...

'Shifty-eyed' Monkeys Offer Window Into Brain's Social Reflexes

...the brain controls what humans pay attention to in social situations. Such a model would enable scientists to better understand how processing of social attention works in the brain, and how it can go awry in such disorders as autism. Such basic studies...

Leptin-signaling Protein Maintains Normal Body Weight And Energy Balance In Mice

... helping Africa cope with the health, economic and social devastation of problems like HIV and AIDS, the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), the WorldFish Center and partners are making an urgent appeal to boost the continent's fish production and strengthen the contribution of fisheries to ec...

Crisis in African fish supplies looms, experts warn Africa leaders

... helping Africa cope with the health, economic and social devastation of problems like HIV and AIDS, the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), the WorldFish Center and partners are making an urgent appeal to boost the continent's fish production and strengthen the contribution of fisheries to ec...

Cultural norms not unique to human societies

...ion-level observations on wild apes and one-to-one social learning experiments. In the study, researchers i...e method, we see the conformity is based more on a social bond with other group members than the simple reward of freeing the food." A characteristic traditi...

Endocannabinoids ?the brain's cannabis ?demonstrate novel modes of action to stress

...ible applications in eating, disease treatment and social behavior. Tulane, LSU team on stress-related shut... products at higher dosages." Scottish team seeks social behavior answers Nancy Sabatier of the University of Edinburgh, noted that "cannabis, or marijuana,...

Female volunteers prepare for a second 'bedrest'

... years of age, healthy, non-smokers, and must have social security cover. For practical reasons, they must also be fluent in either English or French. During the experiment, analyses and ultrasound tests will be carried out on the volunteers every day to prevent the risk of thrombosis. ...

Bumblebees copy one another when contending with unfamiliar flowers

...Mary, University of London. Bumblebees are highly social insects, but they do not recruit nestmates to feeding locations, and foragers have therefore been thought to rely mainly on individual experience when seeking out rewarding flowers. The role of other bees in these decisions has been considered only i...

Assessing the Amazon River's sensitivity to deforestation

... and agriculture," says Coe. This novel linkage of social and physical sciences will provide a better understanding of the consequences for the River of a range of land use policy options in Amazonia, from current business-as-usual development trends to improved governance strategies leading into the mid-21...

Biologists determine genetic blueprint of social amoeba

...ic blueprint of Dictyostelium discoideum, a simple social amoeba long used by researchers as a model genetic system, much like fruit flies and laboratory mice, to gain a better understanding of human diseases. The scientific details of this seven-year-long genetic sequencing effort, which involved 97 scien...

Any exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy is risky

...hrough other family members at home, at work or in social situations at restaurants or even outdoors. "Moreover, we found similarly increased induced mutation in women who had quit smoking during pregnancy, usually when they found out they were pregnant," said Dr. Grant, who also is an assistant investigat...

Key to elephant conservation is 'in the sauce'

... and the Chilli Pepper Company in Zimbabwe. Due to social and economic unrest currently raging in Zimbabwe, the trust's operations there have ceased, opting instead to continue production in Johannesburg, South Africa. ...

Chronic Sinus Infection Thought To Be Tissue Issue, Mayo Clinic Scientists Show It's Snot

...quality of patients' lives, impairing physical and social functioning, vitality and general health, according to the Mayo Clinic researchers. ...

Leprosy genome tells story of human migrations, French researchers report in Science

...ability and disfigurement and is still a source of social stigma. The disease is treatable with a combination of antibiotics. The bacterium has long puzzled researchers because its genome is filled with an unusually high proportion of damaged, nonfunctional genes. This is probably why it grows exceedingly ...

Insects, viruses could hold key for better human teamwork in disasters

...arch team, which includes biological, computer and social scientists and civil engineers, will apply their n...e ways of coordinating knowledge. "Although human social systems are far more complex than insect societies, where a reduced set of rules govern the behavior...

WHO suspends Marburg work, appeals for new funds

...y in Uige and will be joined shortly by experts in social mobilization from Angola, the Democratic Republic ...e community, priority activities include intensive social mobilization and health education in the towns and villages of Uige Province. To reduce the risk of ...

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