Posts Tagged ‘Yale University’
Health & Medicine - Sep 20, 2011 11:47 - 0 Comments
Hungry brain craves high-calorie treat
YALE / USC (US) — If the brain goes hungry, Twinkies look a lot better, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 1, 2011 11:56 - 0 Comments
Free radical catch-22: Eat less, age more
YALE (US) — The good news: Elevating free radical levels in the hypothalamus suppresses appetite in obese mice. The bad news: Free radicals likely drive the aging process. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 26, 2011 10:05 - 1 Comment
Heart patients beat angioplasty clock
YALE (US) — Almost all heart attack patients who need angioplasty currently receive it within 90 minutes of being admitted to the hospital, a marked improvement from five years ago. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 24, 2011 9:41 - 0 Comments
Fingernails are 55 million years old
U. FLORIDA (US) — Nails on fingers and toes first appeared at the same time as a 200,000-year global warming event 55 million years ago, giving modern primates better agility and the ability to grasp. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 3, 2011 16:08 - 0 Comments
Memory decline may be reversible
YALE (US) — Researchers have figured out why we tend to be more forgetful as we age. Interestingly, they say, the findings suggest the condition is reversible. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 3, 2011 8:55 - 1 Comment
Squabbling parents affect babies’ sleep
PENN STATE (US) — Parents who argue in the first months of their baby’s life may be setting their infant up for a lifetime of sleep problems. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 14, 2011 13:18 - 1 Comment
Wildlife to U.S.: Don’t fence me in
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN/ YALE (US) — Animals living along the U.S.-Mexican border are at increased risk due to fences than run for miles, blocking as much as 75 percent of some species’ ranges. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 13, 2011 16:36 - 3 Comments
Team finds last dino before extinction
YALE (US) — The youngest dinosaur preserved in the fossil record before the catastrophic meteor impact 65 million years ago has been discovered in Montana. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 23, 2011 10:53 - 5 Comments
Birds see colors invisible to humans
YALE (US) — Birds’ plumage has changed from dull to brilliant over millions of years, but the bright hues humans see are only a fraction of what birds see. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 9, 2011 9:02 - 3 Comments
Laugh lines may signal serious bone risk
YALE (US) — Severity and distribution of skin wrinkles may offer clues to bone mineral density in early menopausal women, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2011 9:09 - 1 Comment
Work from scratch finds cause of itch
YALE (US) — Scientists have discovered a basis for the pricking, stinging, and burning that accompanies chronic itch that can’t be relieved by antihistamines or topical creams. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 1, 2011 12:22 - 0 Comments
To feel full, think ‘treat’ when you eat
YALE (US) — People who think they’re indulging when they eat have lower levels of ghrelin, the so-called “hunger hormone,” new research shows. (more…)
Top Stories - May 27, 2011 9:37 - 0 Comments
Giants were predators of ancient deep
YALE (US) — Fossils discovered in Morocco show that a group of prehistoric sea predators grew more than a foot longer and lived for 30 million years longer than previously thought. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 26, 2011 11:12 - 1 Comment
Regretful monkeys wonder ‘what if’
YALE (US) — Regret has long been viewed as an exclusively human emotion, but a new study shows that monkeys also can be Monday morning quarterbacks and visualize alternative, hypothetical outcomes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 16, 2011 11:35 - 0 Comments
Gene tells brain when to fold ‘em
YALE (US) — A tiny variation of a single gene determines the formation of convolutions in the brain—the basis for rational and abstract thought. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 11, 2011 16:21 - 1 Comment
Kids outsmart car seat restraints
YALE (US) — Children can unbuckle their own car seat by age 3, putting themselves at a 3.5-fold increased risk for serious injury. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 6, 2011 13:46 - 0 Comments
If you give a computer schizophrenia…
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN / YALE (US) — Researchers were able to elicit schizophrenia-like symptoms in a virtual computer network, mimicking the excessive release of dopamine in the human brain. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 2, 2011 17:59 - 1 Comment
Cellular breakup caught on video
YALE (US) — Scientists have succeeded in creating a movie showing the breakup of actin filaments, the muscular workhorses of our cells. (more…)
