The question of whether animals other than humans can think and feel has been debated for centuries. Most of us would agree that humans have a level of consciousness, loosely defined as an ability to experience thoughts and ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 17, 2016
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New research published online in The FASEB Journal suggests that the fight or flight response that we experience in stressful situations may be controlled by a protein called TRPV1. In the mouse study, researchers found that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 3, 2015
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Elephants born into stressful situations have fewer offspring and age faster, researchers at the University of Sheffield have found.
Ecology
Sep 14, 2015
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Bullying at work grinds victims down and makes them an 'easy target' for further abuse according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2015
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New research on pond snails has revealed that high levels of stress can block memory processes. Researchers from the University of Exeter and the University of Calgary trained snails and found that when they were exposed ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 6, 2013
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We like to think we'd stick to our ethical principles no matter what. But when people feel financially deprived—as many did from losses suffered thanks to the last market and banking meltdown—they are more likely to relax ...
Social Sciences
Oct 16, 2013
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Drought resistance is the key to large-scale production of Jatropha, a potential biofuel plant—and an international group of scientists has identified the first step toward engineering a hardier variety.
Biotechnology
Jul 15, 2013
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Zombies might not be the most obvious candidates to use when researching how crowds evacuate buildings, but they have proved a key factor in a new study into crowd behaviour.
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2013
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Fighting viruses is a regular battle for your body, one it routinely wins if it has a healthy immune system. But compromised systems, as experienced occasionally by astronauts during space flights, can allow viruses to return.
Space Exploration
Apr 5, 2013
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A new report commissioned by the Salvation Army and completed by a Swinburne University of Technology researcher has found that Australians under financial stress benefit from being able to access financial counselling. The ...
Economics & Business
Oct 17, 2012
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