Experience in Biological News

Early-life experience linked to chronic diseases later in life: UBC research

People's early-life experience sticks with them into adulthood and may render them more susceptible to many of the chronic diseases of aging, according to a new UBC study. A team led by UBC researchers Gregory Miller and Michael Kobor performed genome-wide profiling in 103 healthy adults aged 2...

Uncultured bacteria found in amniotic fluids of women who experience preterm births

CLEVELANDResearchers from Case Western Reserve University and Yale University have made a significant advancement in understanding the cause behind why some pregnant women suffer from inflammations in the inner womb without any signs of an infection. Using gene-cloning techniques, researchers d...

Lead-flapping objects experience less wind resistance than their trailing counterparts

It is commonly known that racing cars and bicyclists can reduce air resistance by following closely behind a leader, but researchers from New York University and Cornell University have found the opposite is true with flapping objects, such as flags. Their study, published in the most recent issue...

Wild chimpanzees appear not to regularly experience menopause

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A pioneering study of wild chimpanzees has found that these close human relatives do not routinely experience menopause, rebutting previous studies of captive individuals which had postulated that female chimpanzees reach reproductive senescence at 35 to 40 years of age. Tog...

Family conditions may affect when girls experience puberty

Early puberty in girls has been found to negatively affect these teenagers health in areas such as mood disorders, substance abuse, adolescent pregnancy, and cancers of the reproductive system. Given these findings, it is critical to understand why certain adolescents are at increased risk for ea...

A call to infuse scientific knowledge into the human experience

COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. In a provocative new book, distinguished geneticist and historian Elof Axel Carlson argues for a more scientific view of human nature, one that is based on our biologyour cellular organization, genetics, life cycle, and evolution. [M]ost of humanity has an outmode...

Long-term changes in experience cause neurons to sprout new long-lasting connections

Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have discovered that neurons in the brains of mice sprout robust new connections when the animals are adjusting to new experiences. The new connections alter the circuitry of the brain by changing communication between neurons. The researchers said thei...

Just the expectation of a mirthful laughter experience boosts endorphins 27 percent, HGH 87 percent

There's no doubt that laughter feels good, but is there real neurophysiology behind it and what can you do about it? In a paper being presented in an American Physiological Society session at Experimental Biology 2006, Lee S. Berk of Loma Linda University, reports that not only is there real scie...

Brain differences could explain why males and females experience pain relief differently

A study conducted by investigators at Georgia State University and the Atlanta-based Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (CBN) reports that anatomical and functional differences in the brain may explain sex differences in the experience of pain and in the effects of certain drugs on pain. The fi...

When mice choose mates, experience counts

Choosing a mate is a big decision. And, at least for mice, it's one that is best made with input from one's peers. In a series of experiments designed help scientists understand the brain chemicals that guide mate selection, Pfaff and his colleagues exposed female mice to odors of either a male m...

Past experience of pheromones induces dominant courtship behavior in fruit flies

By investigating the interplay between pheromone signaling and behavior in fruit flies, researchers have begun to understand how an adult fly's earlier experience as a young individual can influence its behavior towards other flies as an adult. In particular, the researchers found that pheromone si...

Virtual animal shelters ?How the Internet is transforming the experience of pet adoptions

Across the United States, independent pet rescue organizations are growing in number, working to place abandoned animals in loving new homes. Although the majority of these organizations operate out of clusters of private foster homes, they're successfully winning high visibility for placing their ...

Penguin chicks exposed to human visitors experience spike in stress hormone

Newly hatched magellanic penguin chicks in breeding grounds with a large number of human visitors show a significant spike in levels of a stress-related hormone compared to chicks hatched in areas not visited by humans, a University of Washington research team has found. It wasn't until chicks wi...

Argonne to showcase science and technology at community open house

...ns and tours of Argonne's unique facilities. Let your imagination soar as you learn about the wonders of science, explore technology innovation and experience Argonne's research firsthand with experiences like: Strap on special 3-D glasses to explore the outer edges of the universe Race the robot i...

Neuropathic pain: The sea provides a new hope of relief

...These activated cells release compounds called cytokines that can excite nerves carrying pain sensation (nociceptive pathways) and cause the person to experience mildly uncomfortable stimuli as very painful (hyperalgesia), or stimuli that would normally induce no discomfort at all as painful (allodynia). Thus,...

Animal and plant communication at the ESA Annual Meeting

... Aaron Ellison of Harvard University and his coauthor Katherine Bennett, a fifth grade teacher working under a National Science Foundation Research experience for Teachers grant, placed painted tubes mimicking pitcher plants' natural color spectrum of redness into the plants' habitat. They found that red co...

Holding breath for several minutes elevates marker for brain damage

... hold experiment Nine competitive breath-hold divers (eight men and one woman) took part in this study, along with six individuals who had limited experience with breath-hold diving. The nine competitive divers formed the experimental group, while the non-divers acted as the controls. The researchers tol...

Aware, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...ometric technologies and products; changes in contracting practices of government or law enforcement agencies; the failure of the biometrics market to experience continued growth; announcements or introductions of new technologies or products by our competitors; failures or problems in our biometric software pr...

ADA releases position paper on food and water safety

...y young; elderly; pregnant; and immunocompromised due to medical conditions such as diabetes, renal diseases and chemical and radiological treatments) experience the most serious consequences of foodborne illnesses," the authors write. "New food and water safety issues evolve as the environment changes," acc...

Recovery act-funded research projects aid communities across the country

...land to California to post 'help wanted' ads, providing a boon to the local economies. Through the National Institutes of Health's ARRA-funded summer experience program, more than 3,000 educators and students are spending their summers in the nation's leading biomedical research laboratories. The Department of...

Health benefits of physical activity more pronounced in women

...nd gender- specific data on the cholesterol effects of physical activity, with the interesting result that women, particularly African-American women, experience greater benefits as a result of exercise than men. The analysis of this large Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study, which appears in th...

Study reveals a reprogrammed role for the androgen receptor

...han in the former, the researchers report in the July 24 issue of Cell. In contrast to androgen-dependent prostate tumors, androgen-independent ones experience an uptick in the activity of genes that control cell division, or mitosis. One such gene, called UBE2C, which causes cells to ignore a natural pause i...

High-tech vehicle design boosts emergency rescue capacity

...ad vehicles. It had not only to surpass current safety standards significantly but also to have higher strength with lower total weight. Extensive experience in rescue vehicles German project co-ordinator System Strobel has been building ergonomic rescue, ambulance and emergency response vehicles for mor...

Carnegie Mellon team makes sequestration recommendations

...is colleagues argue that a general framework for "performance-based regulation" should be established today, they believe the U.S. must build and gain experience with several commercial-scale facilities before finalizing many of the regulatory details. For this reason, developing an "adaptive two-stage" approac...

Short stressful events may improve working memory

... mistakes as they went through the maze both four hours after the stressful experience and one day post-stress, compared to the non-stressed rats. To determi...an the blocked group. The researchers also determined that the stressful experience did not increase depression or anxiety-related behavior in the animals. ...

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes MIRTEC With the 2009 Award for Automated Optical Inspection Product Innovation of the Year

... practice models to drive the generation, evaluation and implementation of powerful growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan leverages over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 35 offices on six continents. To join our Gr...

SRI announces selection by the National Cancer Institute as a Chemical Biology Consortium center

...'s research and development centers: Comprehensive Chemical Biology Screening, Chemical Diversity, and Specialized Applications. SRI has decades of experience in successfully identifying, developing and advancing novel compounds into clinical evaluation. SRI's Center for Cancer Research, comprised of biologi...

Scripps-led study shows ocean health plays vital role in coral reef recovery

...er to pre-1998 conditions were from the Sapodilla Cayes in southern Belize and Utila in Honduras. The Sapodilla Cayes are a marine protected area, but experience significant runoff impacts; meanwhile Utila is quite heavily populated and local impacts probably result from development, sewage and other sources. ...

Genetic tests advertised directly to the consumer

...ined oversight of the process, however, there's no comparable supervision for advertised genetic testing. In order for the consumer to have a positive experience with choosing genetic testing from advertising, clinical pharmacologists believe that effective governmental oversight is imperative, along with assis...

Slotted buses keep passengers cool

...allow cooling air to increase the comfort zone of the bus from a mere 11% of the interior volume to more than 50%. This means that all passengers will experience some cooling airflow. In addition to improved comfort there is an overall reduction in drag. Some of this drag reduction could be sacrificed to provid...

Frost & Sullivan: North American Government Biometrics Markets Thrive With Active R&D Thrust

...dentification and physical access control. However, the market is poised to experience a shift in dynamics as the price of face recognition and iris recognition s...powerful growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan leverages over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the inves...

A 'heart healthy' diet and ongoing, moderate physical activity may protect against cognitive decline

...e we can confidently say how much of these foods to include in your diet to experience some benefit." Maintaining or Increasing Activity Levels May Slow Cogni...lderly Studies have found that older adults who are physically active may experience slower rates of cognitive decline. Less is known about the impact of change...

K-State plant pathologists develop online teaching modules used globally

...omez, a master's student in plant pathology at K-State, and their Bolivian collaborators received the American Phytopathological Society's 2009 Global experience Award for a workshop on statistics in plant disease epidemiology and agriculture. The award also went to their workshop collaborators, Antonio Gandari...

Alzheimer's disease drug treats traumatic brain injury, report GUMC researchers

...disease, but has also been found in a third of traumatic brain injury victims, some of whom are children, Burns says. It is also known that people who experience such a brain injury have a 400 percent increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Burns says that buildup of beta amyloid occurs in a second...

Parascript Signature Verification Technology Used by Moscow Law Firm to Detect Signature Fraud in $160,000 Debt Collection Case

...des legal services to businesses in Russia and represents clients' interest in courts of all instances. Knowledge of the law, high qualifications, and experience in conducting trials enable unconventional approach to judicial proof issues required by the customers. Clients include Russian and Forbes 500 interna...

Innerscope Research Adds to Its Advisory Board Two Pioneers in the Measurement and Application of Emotional Engagement

...the core of Innerscope Research, so we're thrilled to add this unparalleled experience and expertise to our team," said Dr. Carl Marci, CEO and cofounder of Inner...adjunct professor at Columbia Business School . He has over two decades of experience in advertising and was the Director of Research & Insight Development f...

Growing Demand for Rapid Screening and Detection Systems Pushes the European Maritime Security Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan

...practice models to drive the generation, evaluation, and implementation of powerful growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan leverages over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from 35 offices on six continents. To join our Growth Partn...

2 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center scientists receive Presidential Early Career Award

... on the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial. This experience provided Peters with a wealth of collaborative projects, giving her broad-based experience in nutritional and genetic epidemiology. A native of Germany, Peters rece...

New study ranks 'hotspots' of human impact on coastal areas

...m urban runoff direct impact of human populations on coastal marine habitats. Halpern explained that a large portion of the world's coastlines experience very little effect of what happens on land nearly half of the coastline and more than 90 percent of all coastal waters. "This is because a vast major...

AACR applauds nomination of Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., to be the new NIH director

...research, expand training opportunities for the next generation of scientists, and stimulate local and regional economies to create jobs, Dr. Collins' experience and insight will be invaluable," said Jacks. The AACR looks forward to working with Dr. Collins as new scientific discoveries transform the prevent...