Neuroscience

Biologist leads pioneering study on stress

A biologist at Louisiana State University conducted a pioneering research study that could help us to better understand the role of dopamine in stress resilience in humans through analyzing wild songbirds. This study could ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Dolphin brains show signs of Alzheimer's Disease

Study suggests Alzheimer's disease and Type 2 diabetes might both be the price of a longer lifespan, with altered insulin function the common cause.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Rabies virus variants from marmosets found in bats

Rabies virus variants closely related to variants present in White-tufted marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) have been detected in bats in Ceará state, Northeast Brazil.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

U.S. livestock, pet industries pose disease threat to people

American industry engages in some of the same high-risk practices as other countries in keeping and selling commercial animals that have the potential for triggering outbreaks of disease among humans, a new report shows.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How concerned should we be about bird flu?

Now two years in, the global avian flu outbreak has devastated wild and domestic bird populations, leapt into various species of mammals, and cost governments and farmers billions as consumers feel the pain in their grocery ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Experts say bird flu threat small despite Cambodian fatality

A top World Health Organization official, reacting to the death of an 11-year-old girl in Cambodia infected by bird flu, said Friday the recent global spread of the virus and human infections are "worrying."

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