News articles tagged with 'maturation'
When food is scarce, hungry female spiders alter mating preferences
— 2 Apr 2011 10:55 | BiologyNew research from the University of Cincinnati provides food for thought. The research examined how short-term and long-term hunger affected mate selection and aggression in female…
Monash scientists uncover a new understanding of male puberty
— 14 Mar 2011 20:48 | HealthScientists from Monash University have uncovered a new understanding of how male puberty begins…
Mouse nose nerve cells mature after birth, allowing bonding, recognition with mother
— 12 Mar 2011 14:47 | BiologyFor rodent pups, bonding with mom isn't hard-wired in the womb. It develops over the first few weeks of life, which is achieved by their maturing sense of smell, possibly allowing these…
Study suggests statins may prevent diabetic-related blindness
— 18 Feb 2011 17:26 | HealthNew University of Georgia research has found that a statin drug that is often known by the brand-name Lipitor may help prevent blindness in people with diabetes…
Destined for disease: Breast cancer mutation regulates cell fate
— 4 Feb 2011 15:22 | HealthA new study sheds light on why individuals who inherit a particular family of mutations have a high risk of developing a very aggressive form of breast cancer. The research, published…
Discovery by UC Riverside entomologists could shrink dengue-spreading mosquito population
— 3 Dec 2010 18:29 | BiologyEach year, dengue fever infects as many as 100 million people while yellow fever is responsible for about 30,000 deaths worldwide. Both diseases are spread by infected female Aedes…
Synchrotron reveals human children outpaced Neanderthals by slowing down
— 16 Nov 2010 11:24 | Geology and palaeontologyHuman childhood is considerably longer than chimpanzees, our closest-living ape relatives. A multinational team of specialists, led by researchers from Harvard University, Max-Planck…
MIT researchers develop a better way to see molecules at work in living brain cells
— 8 Oct 2010 12:57 | HealthBy creating a better way to see molecules at work in living brain cells, researchers affiliated with MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory and the MIT Department of Chemistry…
Researchers build 'artificial ovary' to develop oocytes into mature human eggs
— 15 Sep 2010 10:33 | HealthResearchers at Brown University and Women and Infants Hospital have invented the first artificial human ovary, an advance that provides a potentially powerful new means for conducting…
Researchers connect APC protein to autism and mental retardation
— 23 Aug 2010 18:24 | HealthA clue to the causes of autism and mental retardation lies in the synapse, the tiny intercellular junction that rapidly transfers information from one neurone to the next. According…