News tagged with brain organization
Newly discovered sensory organ in the chin of baleen whales allows them to be world's largest hunters
Lunge feeding in rorqual whales (a group that includes blue, humpback and fin whales) is unique among mammals, but details of how it works have remained elusive. Now, scientists from the Smithsonian Institution ...
May 23, 2012 |
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Scientists show how social interaction and teamwork lead to human intelligence
Scientists have discovered proof that the evolution of intelligence and larger brain sizes can be driven by cooperation and teamwork, shedding new light on the origins of what it means to be human. The study appears online ...
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Researchers replicate slime mold with brainless amoeboid robot that can move toward an attractant
(PhysOrg.com) -- Takuya Umedachi has been working for several years to build a robot that can replicate the simple actions of the common slime mold, an organism that can move towards something it desires without ...
Mar 14, 2012 |
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How the brain cell works: A dive into its inner network
University of Miami biology professor Akira Chiba is leading a multidisciplinary team to develop the first systematic survey of protein interactions within brain cells. The team is aiming to reconstruct genome-wide ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Getting inside the mind (and up the nose) of our ancient ancestors
(PhysOrg.com) -- Reorganisation of the brain and sense organs could be the key to the evolutionary success of vertebrates, one of the great puzzles in evolutionary biology, according to a paper by an international ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 17, 2011 |
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Researchers demonstrate green tea is effective in treating genetic disorder and types of tumors
A compound found in green tea shows great promise for the development of drugs to treat two types of tumors and a deadly congenital disease. The discovery is the result of research led by Principal Investigator, ...
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Weighing cancer risks, from cellphones to coffee
You're sitting in a freshly drywalled house, drinking coffee from a Styrofoam cup and talking on a cellphone. Which of these is most likely to be a cancer risk? It might be the sitting, especially if you do ...
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Cellphone cancer warning falls lightly on US ears
(AP) -- News last week that an arm of the World Health Organization said cellphones might raise the risk of brain cancer has been greeted by Americans mostly with a shrug of the shoulder - one that's pinning ...
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Industry disputes report on cell phone cancer link
A global wireless industry group Thursday disputed the significance of a report released by a UN health organization citing a potential cancer link from use of mobile phones. ...
May 31, 2011 |
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Experts say cellphones are 'possibly carcinogenic'
(AP) -- A respected international panel of scientists says cellphones are possible cancer-causing agents, putting them in the same category as the pesticide DDT, gasoline engine exhaust and coffee.
May 31, 2011 |
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Newer antimalarials more effective than quinine against severe malaria
Quinine should no longer be the drug of choice for treating severe malaria, according to an updated systematic review by Cochrane researchers. It is now evident that the antimalarial drug artesunate, which is derived from ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 16, 2011 |
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Second brain death exam may be unnecessary, hurt organ donation rates
Requiring a second exam on a person who is considered brain dead may be unnecessary, according to a study on the impact of a second brain death exam on organ donation rates. The research is published in the December 15, 2010, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 15, 2010 |
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Study identifies neural pathways for fear responses in zebrafish
A new study on the behavior of the zebrafish by Japanese researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute has uncovered a key role for a region of the brain called the habenula nucleus in the development of ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 11, 2010 |
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The link between health and emotions
While the connection between our environment and our emotions has been well explored what is less understood is the profound connection between our emotions and our physical health.
Oct 08, 2010 |
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Treatment with naturally occurring protein prevents and reverses brain damage caused by meningitis
This bacterium, Escherichia coli K1, is the most common cause of meningitis in premature infants and the second most common cause of the disease in newborns. "The ineffectiveness of antibiotics in treating newborns with meningitis ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 16, 2010 |
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