News articles tagged with 'behavioural' (Page 16)
Moderate prenatal exposure to alcohol and stress in monkeys can cause touch sensitivity
— 7 Feb 2008 15:12 | HealthA new study on monkeys has found that moderate exposure to alcohol and stress during pregnancy can lead to sensitivity to touch in the monkeys' babies. In human children, sensitivity…
Rapid effects of intensive therapy seen in brains of patients with OCD
— 18 Jan 2008 10:20 | HealthIn a study that may significantly advance the understanding of how cognitive-behavioural therapy affects the brain, researchers have shown that significant changes in activity in certain…
Scientists find cultural differences among chimpanzee colonies
— 10 Jan 2008 18:24 | BiologySocially-learned cultural behaviour thought to be unique to humans is also found among chimpanzees colonies, scientists at the University of Liverpool have found. Historically, scientists…
Understanding the have-knots: The role of stress in just about everything
— 10 Jan 2008 16:07 | HealthStress, to put it bluntly, is bad for you. It can kill you, in fact. A study now reveals that stress causes deterioration in everything from your gums to your heart and can make you…
Multiple skin cancer risk behaviours are common among US adults
— 8 Jan 2008 16:06 | HealthWhether you're basking on the beach during vacation, coasting down glittering white snow on a weekend ski trip, or simply walking the dog or running errands, sunlight's ultraviolet…
Three-way mating game of North American lizard found in distant European relative
— 2 Oct 2007 04:04 | BiologyAn intricate three-way mating struggle first observed in a species of North American lizard has been discovered in a distant relative, the European common lizard. The two species are…
Report says US astronauts drank before flying
— 28 Jul 2007 01:07 | AstronomyNASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale said the agency is moving forward to implement many of the recommendations contained in two studies released Friday about astronaut health and behavioural…
New study rewrites evolutionary history of vespid wasps
— 5 Mar 2007 07:00 | BiologyScientists at the University of Illinois have conducted a genetic analysis of vespid wasps that revises the vespid family tree and challenges long-held views about how the wasps social…