Loss of Y chromosome can explain shorter life expectancy and higher cancer risk for men Peer-Reviewed Publication Uppsala University image: This shows Jan Dumanski and Lars Forsberg. view more Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt It is generally well known that men have an overall shorter life expectancy compared to women. A recent study, led by Uppsala University researchers, shows a correlation between a
Chernobyl cleanup workers had significantly increased risk of leukemia Findings may help estimate cancer risk from low-dose exposures like CT scans Peer-Reviewed Publication University of California - San Francisco image: This is an image of Lydia Zablotska, MD, PhD. view more Credit: UCSF A 20-year study following 110,645 workers who helped clean up after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant ac
10- and 11-year-olds feel pressure to have a perfect body Peer-Reviewed Publication BMC (BioMed Central) A study of 4254 Canadian schoolchildren has shown a direct association between BMI and satisfaction with their body shape. The research, published in the open access journal BMC Public Health, shows a linear response for girls, who were happiest when thinnest, and a U-shaped response for boys,
After dinosaurs, mammals rise but their genomes get smaller Peer-Reviewed Publication Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Evidence buried in the chromosomes of animals and plants strongly suggests only one group -- mammals -- have seen their genomes shrink after the dinosaurs' extinction. What's more, that trend continues today, say Indiana University Bloomington scientists in the first issue
Embargoed Advance Information from Science The Weekly Journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.aaas.org/ 問合せ先: Natasha Pinol +1-202-326-7088 npinol@aaas.org Science 2009 年 4 月 3 日号ハイライト 恐怖の記憶を上書きする ロボットは科学者のような論理的思考が可能か 生物学を活用して安全に電池をつくる 再生するヒトの心臓細胞 恐怖の記憶を上書きする Over-Writing Our Fears ラットの恐怖の記憶を上書きすることに成功した。現在行われている治療法と併用すること により、将来ヒトでも薬物や侵襲的手技を用いることなく、恐怖を克服できるよ
Absinthe uncorked: The 'Green Fairy' was boozy -- but not psychedelic Peer-Reviewed Publication American Chemical Society image: Albert Maignan's painting of "Green Muse" (1895) shows a poet succumbing to absinthe's mind-altering effects. view more Credit: Courtesy of the Musée de Picardie, Amiens. A new study may end the century-old controversy over what ingredient in absinthe caused the exotic g
Your baby's brain on drugs (and alcohol and tobacco) Study finds effects of fetal exposure persist into early adolescence Peer-Reviewed Publication Boston Children's Hospital image: The brain image at left is from a subject exposed to alcohol, cigarettes, cocaine and marijuana in utero, while the image at right is from a same-age, same-sex control with none of these exposures. Note that the cortic
Girls prefer pink, or at least a redder shade of blue Peer-Reviewed Publication Cell Press A study in the August 21st issue of Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press, reports some of the first conclusive evidence in support of the long-held notion that men and women differ when it comes to their favorite colors. Indeed, the researchers found that women really do prefer pink—or at least a red
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