Jul
18
2017
Where do your eyes linger when judging a person for potential friendship? New research shows that people observe the body differently when assessing friends versus mates.
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Future chatbots will be able to argue with you enough to help change your mind
Jul
18
2017
A researcher from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is building chatbots, an
Making lab equipment on the cheap
Jul
18
2017
Laboratory equipment is one of the largest cost factors in neuroscience. However, many experiments can be performed with good results using self-assembled setups involving 3-D printed components and self-programmed electronics. Researchers have now created 'FlyPi' -- a low-cost imaging and microscope system for research, training and teaching.
Testosterone prescribing in VA varies by provider's age, experience, specialty and region
Jul
18
2017
Providers in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) system vary in their testosterone prescribing practices, according to a new study.
At the cellular level, a child's loss of a father is associated with increased stress
Jul
18
2017
The absence of a father -- due to incarceration, death, separation or divorce -- has adverse physical and behavioral consequences for a growing child. But little is known about the biological processes that underlie this link between father loss and child well-being. In a new study, a team of researchers reports that the loss of a father has a significant adverse effect on telomeres, the protective nucleoprotein end caps of chromosomes.
'Golden Hour' study details earliest changes to the immune system after trauma
Jul
18
2017
Scientists are aiming to improve outcomes for patients who have suffered a traumatic injury.
Could aggressive blood pressure treatments lead to kidney damage?
Jul
18
2017
Aggressive combination treatments for high blood pressure that are intended to protect the kidneys may actually be damaging the organs, new research suggests.
Omega-3 fatty acids fight inflammation via cannabinoids
Jul
18
2017
Chemical compounds called cannabinoids are found in marijuana and also are produced naturally in the body from omega-3 fatty acids. A well-known cannabinoid in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol, is responsible for some of its euphoric effects, but it also has anti-inflammatory benefits. A new study in animal tissue reveals the cascade of chemical reactions that convert omega-3 fatty acids into cannabinoids that have anti-inflammatory benefits - but without the psychotropic high.
Genetic influence on aging into the 90s but not beyond
Jul
18
2017
Variants of a gene thought to be linked to longevity appear to influence aging into the 90s, but do not appear to affect exceptional longevity, or aging over 100, a new study has found.
Did life begin on land rather than in the sea?
Jul
18
2017
A new discovery pushes back the time for the emergence of microbial life on land by 580 million years and also bolsters a paradigm-shifting hypothesis that life began, not in the sea, but on land.