Survival of the selfless - scientists find cheats don't always prosper
Selfishness is not necessarily the best survival trait for microorganisms, according to researchers studying the comparative effectiveness of 'cheating' and 'cooperating' strains of yeast. Writing in the journal Nature today, the team reports that studies of lab-grown yeast populations suggest the benefits of cheating are eventually counterbalanced by the costs. This contradicts classic ev...Sports cheats beware -- new test detects previously undetectable drug
Injecting performance enhancing corticosteroid hormones for other than medical treatment is banned, and tests exist that can detect injected hormones. Injecting synacthen, which stimulates the body to produce extra amounts of its own corticosteroid hormones is also banned. But until now there has been no test that could detect it in a blood sample. That has just changed. Research published...CU study reveals why starling females cheat
The study found that superb starling females (Lamprotornis superbus) cheat on their mates for a variety of reasons. Some females mate with subordinate...Differences in brain pattern among liars and cheats in comparison to honest people
Neuroscientists have now identified different patterns of brain organization between normal people and people who cheat or lie constantly. Liars have been found to have less gray matter// and more white matter in their prefrontal cortex and certain abnormalities have been revealed in area that controls higher thinking. Gray matter consists of the cells that do the thinking (is also held...Age of first alcoholic drink determined by tendency to cheat
In a study conducted on factors that predispose to drinking habits, it has been established that a child’s tendency to do things like lie, steal or skip school is what encourages alcohol consumption even at a very early age of 12, 13 or 14//. The study is the first of it’s kind to focus on the issue and is a contradiction to the existing assumption that a family history of alcohol dep...72 year old cheat, brought to book
A 72 year old man, languishing in a London hospital, purposefully//, for nearly three years without any actual need for medical assistance, has been ordered by the High court to leave the hospital. Mr X, as he is known, was given an eviction order which stipulated that he leave Finchley Memorial Hospital in north London within 14 days. Along with the order of eviction, he was also sla...Indian Origin Doctor Faces Trial for Cheating
A doctor of Indian origin forged time sheets to claim more than 40,000 pounds even though she did not do a day's work, the Newcastle Crown Court hearing the case has been told.// As part of ongoing hearings, the court was told that Dr Debasmita Mukhopadhyay-Chattopadhyay was employed by the South Tyneside District Hospital to work for short stints on four occasions, but was not re-empl...Sports Cheats Beware - New Test To Detect Synacthen Found
Until now there has been no test that could detect synacthen, which when injected simulates the body to produce extra amounts of its own corticosteroid. This is// most common in sports where sports cheaters use these injections as a performance-enhancing tool. Synacthen and injecting performance enhancing corticosteroid hormones for other than medical treatment is banned. Though some t...