Daily Archives:January 20, 2016
A monkey’s life is full of stress: pressures from a disease and the lack of good food and their effects on abundance
Despite strong links between patterns that individuals deal with others and their success at breeding that ultimately affect the size of animal populations, the particular social and ecological factors that lead to endangerment are not well understood.
Thyroid eye disease: early catch, better fix
Thyroid eye disease (TED) is an uncommon condition that affects some people with an overactive thyroid (a condition called Graves’ disease, of whom about a quarter will develop TED). The disease causes swelling of the tissues behind
Recovery of fingermarks from fired and unfired cartridge cases
Fingermarks present at crime scenes can be successfully used by forensic examiners to identify possible offenders. There are a lot of techniques designed to develop fingermarks on a wide variety of surfaces and the market nowadays offers
Novel approach to probe interactions between biomolecules
Biological processes involve interactionsof several macromolecules and characterization of such interactions is important for elucidating these processes. The major problem with such characterization is the transient nature of the complexes formed by the interacting molecules. Single molecule
Using university-sponsored debit cards for indoor tanning services: an update
Numerous studies have established a link between indoor tanning bed use and increased risk for skin cancer. In fact, those who begin using tanning beds before the age of 35 increase their risk for melanoma, the deadliest
Glycogen localisation of AMPK is a regulated process
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a metabolic master kinase that plays a key role in maintaining energy homeostasis at cellular and whole body level. Recent evidence links AMPK activation to health benefits, such as increased longevity and
‘No, you choose for me’: The Monty Hall dilemma with pigeons
In the Monty Hall Dilemma (MHD), three doors are presented to human subjects with a prize behind one. Participants choose one door but before opening it, one of the unchosen doors is shown to not have the
A story about FXPOI: inclusions, poly-glycine, and ovulation
In case women cease menstruation before the age of 40, this is called premature ovarian insufficiency (POI). This happens to about 1% of the women in the normal population. For women that carry an FMR1 premutation this
