Aging

The Globin Explanation Of Why Some Mammals Go So Long Underwater Without Oxygen

No human can survive longer than a few minutes underwater, and even a well-trained Olympic swimmer needs frequent gulps of air. Our brains need a constant supply of oxygen, particularly during exercise. Contrast that with Weddell seals, animals that dive a ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 19 2007 - 1:57am

Even Bacteria Get Old...

Did you know even bacteria get old? Scientists traditionally assumed that bacteria were immortal, since these single-celled organisms split into two apparently identical daughter cells, which in turn divide, and so on. We now believe that this is not true. ...

Article - John Dennehy - Dec 21 2007 - 12:29pm

Bengalese Finch Study Gives Clues To Optimizing Human Motor Skills

The melodious sound of a songbird may appear effortless, but his elocutions are actually the result of rigorous training undergone in youth and maintained throughout adulthood. His tune has virtually “crystallized” by maturity. The same control is seen in ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 23 2007 - 5:30pm

LR11 And Why Fish Oil Prevents Alzheimer's

It's good news that we are living longer, but bad news that the longer we live, the better our odds of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease that causes memory loss, dementia, pers ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 26 2007 - 12:50pm

Study: The Physiological Effects Of Alcohol On Sexual Behavior

A team of researchers at Penn Sate has used an animal model to reveal, for the first time, a physiological basis for the effect of alcohol on male sexual behavior, including increased sexual arousal and decreased sexual inhibition. The research in PLoS ONE ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 6 2008 - 9:30am

GDF5 Gene Linked To Arthritis And Human Height

In studies involving more than 35,000 people and a survey across the entire human genome, an international team supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has found evidence that common genetic variants recently linked to osteoarthritis m ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 13 2008 - 3:53pm

Environmental Flying: Boeing 767 More Fuel Efficient Than Airbus 330

A 53-page study designed to provide a comparison between the KC-767 Advanced Tanker (AT), based on the 767, and its major competitor in the U.S. Air Force's KC-135 Tanker Replacement Program states that a commercial 767 airplane is substantially more ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 14 2008 - 8:43pm

Tired Of Beer? Extra Virgin Olive Oil Also Rich In Polyphenols

Researchers from the University of Granada have for the first time analyzed the antioxidant properties of olive oil, a product rich in polyphenols. The Environmental, Biochemical and Nutritional Analytical-Control Research Group had already carried out the ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 17 2008 - 11:29am

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Reduces Cognitive Deficits Of Sleep Deprivation

A Columbia University Medical Center research team has uncovered how stimulation of a particular brain region can help stave off the deficits in working memory associated with extended sleep deprivation. Working memory is a specific form of short-term memo ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 3 2008 - 10:01am

Depression In Elderly: Women More Susceptible Than Men

Older women are more prone to depression and are more likely to remain depressed than older men, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers in the February Archives of General Psychiatry. The Yale team also found that women were less l ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 6 2008 - 10:30am