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...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...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...$1 Million Unpaid Bills by Health Care Cheats at Waikato Hospital
There are $1 million worth unpaid bills pending at the Waikato hospital owed by the health care cheats . These cheats are those patients who use the taxpayer-funded health care facilities to which they are not eligible as they are not the citizens of New Zealand nor do they hold a valid New Zealand passport. These patients use the free services which are meant only for the tax paying...