Domoic acid accumulates in seafood and is toxic to the brain. Research indicates that the toxin damages kidneys at concentrations that are 100 times lower than what causes neurological effects.
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‘Friendly’ robots could allow for more realistic human-android relationships
February 7, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
Two ‘friendly’ robots, including a 3D-printed humanistic android, are helping scientists to understand how more realistic long-term relationships might be developed between humans and androids.ERWIN (Emotional Robot with Intelligent Network) is the bra…
Insight into rural women’s health care offered by rural primary care physicians
February 7, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
Women living in rural communities are less likely than urban-dwelling women to receive sufficient mental health care, in large part due to limited access to services and societal stigma, according to medicine and public health researchers.Some reports …
Women prefer attractive professional cyclists
February 7, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
In a range of species, females show clear preferences when it comes to the choice of their partner – they decide on the basis of external features like antler size or plumage coloration whether a male will be a good father to her offspring, or whether …
Women may perceive men with wider faces as more dominant and more attractive for short-term relationships
February 7, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
New study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.”Our study shows that within three minutes of meeting in real life, women find more dominant, wider-faced men attractive for short-term relationships, and want t…
Maybe we can’t stop ourselves from taking risks
February 7, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new study correlating brain activity with how people make decisions suggests that when individuals engage in risky behavior, such as drunk driving or unsafe sex, it’s probably not because their brains’ desire systems are too active, but because their…
Mental health professionals’ outlook improved by personal experience, work seniority
February 7, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
One might think that after years of seeing people at their worst, mental health workers would harbor negative attitudes about mental illness, perhaps associating people with mental health issues as less competent or dangerous. But a new study suggests …
Insight into autism from gene that influences receptive joint attention in chimpanzees
February 7, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
Following another’s gaze or looking in the direction someone is pointing, two examples of receptive joint attention, is significantly heritable according to new study results from researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory Univer…
What falling in love does to your heart and brain
February 6, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
Getting struck by Cupid’s arrow may very well take your breath away and make your heart go pitter-patter this Valentine’s Day, reports sexual wellness specialists.
Autism: Birth hormone may control expression of the syndrome in animals
February 6, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new article demonstrates that chloride levels are abnormally elevated from birth in the neurons of mice used in an animal model of autism. Researchers show for the first time that oxytocin, the birth hormone, brings about a decrease in chloride level…
