News articles tagged with 'human'
UTMB researchers find inflammation critical in aortic dissection
— 17 Nov 2009 15:54 | HealthThe aorta, the body's largest artery, stretches from the chest to below the kidneys, expanding and contracting with the pressure of blood driven directly into it by the heart. Although... — full story
Right-handed chimpanzees provide clues to the origin of human language
— 16 Nov 2009 10:45 | BiologyMost of the linguistic functions in humans are controlled by the left cerebral hemisphere. A study of captive chimpanzees at the Yerkes National Primate Research Centre (Atlanta, Georgia),... — full story
Dopamine enhances expectation of pleasure in humans
— 15 Nov 2009 16:21 | HealthEnhancing the effects of the brain chemical dopamine influences how people make life choices by affecting expectations of pleasure, according to new research from the UCL Institute... — full story
Vacationing in Thailand over Greece? That's the dopamine talking
— 13 Nov 2009 13:20 | BiologyPeople constantly make complex decisions, from the more mundane - which restaurant to go to for dinner or which movie to go see - to the more profound - whether to have kids or not.... — full story
Why can't chimps speak?
— 12 Nov 2009 09:44 | BiologyIf humans are genetically related to chimps, why did our brains develop the innate ability for language and speech while theirs did not?... — full story
Largest-ever database for liver proteins may lead to treatments for hepatitis
— 12 Nov 2009 08:53 | HealthScientists at a group of 11 research centres in China are reporting for the first time assembly of the largest-ever collection of data about the proteins produced by genes in a single... — full story
Workplace BPA exposure increases risk of male sexual dysfunction
— 11 Nov 2009 13:38 | HealthHigh levels of workplace exposure to Bisphenol-A may increase the risk of reduced sexual function in men, according to a Kaiser Permanente study appearing in the journal Human Reproduction,... — full story
Discovery in worms by Queen's researchers points to more targeted cancer treatment
— 11 Nov 2009 12:33 | HealthResearchers at Queen's University have found a link between two genes involved in cancer formation in humans, by examining the genes in worms. The groundbreaking discovery provides... — full story
UCI embryonic stem cell therapy restores walking ability in rats with neck injuries
— 10 Nov 2009 16:55 | HealthThe first human embryonic stem cell treatment approved by the FDA for human testing has been shown to restore limb function in rats with neck spinal cord injuries - a finding that could... — full story
CU-Boulder map of human bacterial diversity shows wide interpersonal differences
— 6 Nov 2009 11:09 | HealthA University of Colorado at Boulder team has developed the first atlas of bacterial diversity across the human body, charting wide variations in microbe populations that live in different... — full story