Whom do we fear or trust?

...dence that face-seeking is deeply rooted in both the psyche and evolution as the amygdala, a primitive region of the brain, is stimulated when someone spies a scary face. While it may be true that people have little control over their facial features, the study also indicates that expressions may be imp...

Alcohol Use Frequently Overlooked Before Surgery

...patients without AUD," study author Dr. Claudia D. spies said in a news release issued by the American Soci...ied, doctors can begin intervention strategies. spies and colleagues found that most doctors didn't use ...unger patients, especially young female patients," spies said. "Our results emphasize that the use of compu...

High Blood Sugar Tied to Pregnancy Complications

...nancy outcomes," said the study's lead author, Dr. Boyd Metzger, the Tom D. spies professor of metabolism and nutrition at the Feinberg School of Medicine at...s Association . SOURCES: Boyd Metzger, M.D., Tom D. spies Professor of Metabolism and Nutrition, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwe...

Researchers use neuroimaging to study ESP

...processing. The U.S. government lent credence to such claims when it revealed that it had spent millions of dollars recruiting and training psychic spies during the Cold War. Furthermore, research studies have been reported that appear to support the existence of ESP, including an influential series of ...

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Movie spies on malaria parasite's sneaky behavior

Malaria has been outsmarting the human immune system for centuries. Now, using real-time imaging to track malaria infections in live mice, researchers have discovered one of the parasite's sneakiest tricks--using dead liver cells to cloak and transport itself back into the bloodstream after leaving...

Researchers probe a DNA repair enzyme

... associated with malfunctions in these enzymes. spies laboratory undertook a recent study of an enzyme, ...ssory domain stabilized by an iron-sulfur cluster, spies said. Working with archaea has the advantage of...r proper function of these enzymes in DNA repair," spies said. By mutating the cysteine ligands to the clus...

Mice with glowing hearts shed light on how hearts develop

....org/papbyrecent.shtml and is to be published in a future issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "The proteins act as molecular spies that tell us what is happening within cells in the living mouse," said Michael Kotlikoff, professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences...

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Watching Evolution Happen - Evolving Healthcare Technology Spies Big Change

If Wisconsin can be said to have anything going for it in the digital age, its the confluence of its mushrooming health care and information technology sectors. The first-ever Evolving Healthcare Technology Conference, being held Friday at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) in Milwaukee, is ...