New Chagas research unravels decades-long mystery of how the tropical disease progresses
New research from Tulane University may shed light on how parasite strain diversity can impact Chagas disease progression and severity.
Sep 5, 2023
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Eukaryota: News and Research on Primates
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Inhaled receptor decoy therapy confers protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in preclinical models
The surface protein of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), known as the spike protein, is critical for infecting host cells. The spike protein facilitates the infection process by binding to ...
Aug 30, 2023
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Experts offer recommendations to address shortage of long-tailed macaques required for continued health advancements
A coalition of 40 organizations representing the scientific, veterinary and conservation communities are partnering to advocate for the protection of long-tailed macaque monkeys—both in captivity and in the wild. Their recommendations ...
Aug 3, 2023
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Injection of klotho protein into older monkeys found to improve cognitive decline
A team of health care specialists and neuroscientists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S., has found that injecting a protein called klotho into older rhesus macaques led to improvements in working memory and ...
Babies found to talk more around man-made objects than natural ones
Researchers have found infants are significantly more likely to use "baby talk" during interactions that involve artificial objects compared to natural ones.
Jun 29, 2023
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Monkey see, monkey do: Observing macaques to better understand movement synchronization
Humans have long known how to synchronize to rhythms. But now, researchers from Japan have found that movement synchronization spontaneously takes place in macaque monkeys as well. In a study recently published in Proceedings ...
May 31, 2023
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Autism spectrum disorder study looks at monkeys as possible models
New research builds upon growing evidence demonstrating the importance of rhesus macaque monkeys (Macaca mulatta) as a model for the core social impairments observed in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Jan 16, 2023
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The valley of recovery marks progress: Modeling how fine motor skills are regained after stroke
When learning to manipulate objects again after a stroke, a different grip strategy may be used as a stop gap, to compensate for any difficulties experienced during the healing period. When an area of the brain loses its ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Monkeys' brains are wired to read body language—just like ours
In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic drove a surge in remote work and learning, videoconferencing apps such as Zoom saw their user numbers boom. Plenty of other options were available, but the exponential growth in videoconferencing ...
Nov 28, 2022
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Motor units in the spinal cord might be far more flexible than we thought
When humans and other mammals perform voluntary movements, a series of neural processes take place. The cerebral cortex, the outer region of the brain, sends signals to motor units (i.e., neurons) in the spinal cord, which ...
