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What Kind of Liquor Hits You the Hardest?
Some people swear that gin will make them drunk faster than vodka, or shots of tequila get them trashed faster than anything else -- even though most well drinks have roughly the same alcohol content.
Some people swear that gin will make them drunk faster than vodka, or shots of tequila get them trashed faster than anything else -- even though most well drinks have roughly the same alcohol content.
New research shows slight of hand is not so slight 
Typing on a keyboard or scribbling on paper may be similar activities, but there is a significant difference in how the body moves, according to new motor development research.
Typing on a keyboard or scribbling on paper may be similar activities, but there is a significant difference in how the body moves, according to new motor development research.
Physiology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Apr 18, 2008, 8:53am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Apr 18, 2008, 8:53am
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Study finds mice can sense oxygen through skin
Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that the skin of mice can sense low levels of oxygen and regulate the production of erythropoietin, or EPO, the hormone that stimulates our bodies to produce red blood cells and allows us to adapt to high-altitude, low-oxygen environments.
Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that the skin of mice can sense low levels of oxygen and regulate the production of erythropoietin, or EPO, the hormone that stimulates our bodies to produce red blood cells and allows us to adapt to high-altitude, low-oxygen environments.
Physiology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 17, 2008, 11:49am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 17, 2008, 11:49am
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Bloodless worm sheds light on human blood, iron deficiency
Using a lowly bloodless worm, University of Maryland researchers have discovered an important clue to how iron carried in human blood is absorbed and transported into the body. The finding could lead to developing new ways to reduce iron deficiency, the world’s number one nutritional disorder.
Using a lowly bloodless worm, University of Maryland researchers have discovered an important clue to how iron carried in human blood is absorbed and transported into the body. The finding could lead to developing new ways to reduce iron deficiency, the world’s number one nutritional disorder.
Physiology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 16, 2008, 2:32pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 16, 2008, 2:32pm
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Testosterone levels predict city traders' profitability
When City traders have high morning testosterone levels they make more than average profits for the rest of that day, researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered.
When City traders have high morning testosterone levels they make more than average profits for the rest of that day, researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered.
Physiology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Apr 14, 2008, 4:41pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Apr 14, 2008, 4:41pm
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Professor gives historical look at physiology and WWII air war
World War II-era physiologists helped solve physiological problems related to flight, research that helped pave the way for an Allied victory in the air
World War II-era physiologists helped solve physiological problems related to flight, research that helped pave the way for an Allied victory in the air
Physiology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Apr 11, 2008, 9:43am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Apr 11, 2008, 9:43am
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Blood vessels: The pied piper for growing nerve cells
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that blood vessels in the head can guide growing facial nerve cells with blood pressure controlling proteins. The findings, which suggest that blood vessels throughout the body might have the same power of persuasion over many nerves, are published this week in Nature.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that blood vessels in the head can guide growing facial nerve cells with blood pressure controlling proteins. The findings, which suggest that blood vessels throughout the body might have the same power of persuasion over many nerves, are published this week in Nature.
Physiology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 10, 2008, 2:42pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 10, 2008, 2:42pm
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Radio sweat gland — 90 GHz
Sweat ducts in human skin act like an array of tiny antennas that pick up radiation at specific frequencies, according to researchers. The finding might one day be used in medical and security technologies to assess a person's mental state from a distance.
Sweat ducts in human skin act like an array of tiny antennas that pick up radiation at specific frequencies, according to researchers. The finding might one day be used in medical and security technologies to assess a person's mental state from a distance.
Physiology
Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 10, 2008, 1:09pm
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 10, 2008, 1:09pm
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How fast can a rat smell?
Using an ethologically relevant task—exploratory sniffing—Daniel Wesson and colleagues from Boston University discovered that rats are able to discriminate odors much more quickly than previously thought
Using an ethologically relevant task—exploratory sniffing—Daniel Wesson and colleagues from Boston University discovered that rats are able to discriminate odors much more quickly than previously thought
Physiology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 08, 2008, 9:51am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 08, 2008, 9:51am
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Astrology's myopia
Seasonal effects on birth physiology inevitably raise spectres of astrology. But that’s just irrational nonsense, says Philip Ball.
Seasonal effects on birth physiology inevitably raise spectres of astrology. But that’s just irrational nonsense, says Philip Ball.
Dental professor discovers biological clock linking tooth growth to other metabolic processes
Why do rats live faster and die younger than humans? A newly discovered biological clock provides tantalizing clues
Why do rats live faster and die younger than humans? A newly discovered biological clock provides tantalizing clues
Physiology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Apr 07, 2008, 8:36am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Apr 07, 2008, 8:36am
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New research provides insight into menopause
Insight into why females of some species undergo menopause while others do not has proven elusive despite an understanding of the biological mechanisms behind the change.
Insight into why females of some species undergo menopause while others do not has proven elusive despite an understanding of the biological mechanisms behind the change.
Physiology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 01, 2008, 9:34am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 01, 2008, 9:34am
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Lung transplants not dangerous for children with cystic fibrosis, after all
Responding to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which concluded that lung transplants were harmful for children with cystic fibrosis, articles published in the latest issue of Pediatric Transplantation refute the conclusions and argue that the highly influential research was severely flawed.
Responding to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which concluded that lung transplants were harmful for children with cystic fibrosis, articles published in the latest issue of Pediatric Transplantation refute the conclusions and argue that the highly influential research was severely flawed.
Physiology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Mar 31, 2008, 11:56am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Mar 31, 2008, 11:56am
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Living upside-down shapes spiders for energy saving
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Spain and Croatia led an investigation into the peculiar lifestyle of numerous spider species, which live, feed, breed and ‘walk’ in an upside-down hanging position. According to their results, such ‘unconventional’ enterprise drives a shape in spiders that confers high energy efficiency
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Spain and Croatia led an investigation into the peculiar lifestyle of numerous spider species, which live, feed, breed and ‘walk’ in an upside-down hanging position. According to their results, such ‘unconventional’ enterprise drives a shape in spiders that confers high energy efficiency
Physiology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 26, 2008, 9:12am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 26, 2008, 9:12am
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How humans make up for an 'inborn' vitamin C deficiency
A new study appears to explain how humans, along with other higher primates, guinea pigs and fruit bats, get by with what some have called an “inborn metabolic error”: an inability to produce vitamin C from glucose.
A new study appears to explain how humans, along with other higher primates, guinea pigs and fruit bats, get by with what some have called an “inborn metabolic error”: an inability to produce vitamin C from glucose.
Physiology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 20, 2008, 11:38am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 20, 2008, 11:38am
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By tricking the body, adoptive moms can breast-feed too
With pregnancy comes the inevitable question: Will you breast-feed? But hardly anyone thinks to ask that question of a woman who is adopting.
With pregnancy comes the inevitable question: Will you breast-feed? But hardly anyone thinks to ask that question of a woman who is adopting.
Physiology
Source: Chicago Tribune
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 18, 2008, 9:30am
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Source: Chicago Tribune
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 18, 2008, 9:30am
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Research with squirrels provides clues on hormone's role in human learning
Tests on the influence that a stress-related hormone has on learning in ground squirrels could have an impact on understanding how it influences human learning, according to a University of Chicago researcher.
Tests on the influence that a stress-related hormone has on learning in ground squirrels could have an impact on understanding how it influences human learning, according to a University of Chicago researcher.
Physiology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Mar 14, 2008, 8:08am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Mar 14, 2008, 8:08am
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How alligators rock and roll
Without a ripple in the water, alligators dive, surface or roll sideways, even though they lack flippers or fins. University of Utah biologists discovered gators maneuver silently by using their diaphragm, pelvic, abdominal and rib muscles to shift their lungs like internal floatation devices: toward the tail when they dive, toward the head when they surface and sideways when they roll.
Without a ripple in the water, alligators dive, surface or roll sideways, even though they lack flippers or fins. University of Utah biologists discovered gators maneuver silently by using their diaphragm, pelvic, abdominal and rib muscles to shift their lungs like internal floatation devices: toward the tail when they dive, toward the head when they surface and sideways when they roll.
Physiology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 13, 2008, 11:46am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 13, 2008, 11:46am
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Iceman on Everest: 'It Was Easy'
Wim Hof's Amazing Abilities to Withstand Freezing Temperatures
Wim Hof's Amazing Abilities to Withstand Freezing Temperatures
Physiology
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Friday, Mar 07, 2008, 8:13am
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Source: ABC News
Posted on: Friday, Mar 07, 2008, 8:13am
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More than meets the ear in successful cocktail party conversations
Just picture the scene: you’re at a cocktail party, talking to someone you would like to get to know better but the background noise is making it hard to concentrate. Luckily, humans are very gifted at listening to someone speaking while many other people are talking loudly at the same time.
Just picture the scene: you’re at a cocktail party, talking to someone you would like to get to know better but the background noise is making it hard to concentrate. Luckily, humans are very gifted at listening to someone speaking while many other people are talking loudly at the same time.
Physiology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 05, 2008, 9:58am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 05, 2008, 9:58am
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Irritating smells alert special cells
If you cook, you know. Chop an onion and you risk crying over your cutting board as a burning sensation overwhelms your eyes and nose. Scientists do not know why certain chemical odors, like onion, ammonia and paint thinner, are so highly irritating, but new research in mice has uncovered an unexpected role for specific nasal cavity cells.
If you cook, you know. Chop an onion and you risk crying over your cutting board as a burning sensation overwhelms your eyes and nose. Scientists do not know why certain chemical odors, like onion, ammonia and paint thinner, are so highly irritating, but new research in mice has uncovered an unexpected role for specific nasal cavity cells.
Physiology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 04, 2008, 8:10am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 04, 2008, 8:10am
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Bat's powerful lift is illuminated by fog
Technique shows how bats and insects share the secret of slow flight.
Technique shows how bats and insects share the secret of slow flight.
Physiology
Source: Nature
Posted on: Friday, Feb 29, 2008, 7:55am
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Friday, Feb 29, 2008, 7:55am
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From delicious to death: Understanding taste
Primer describes current understanding of human taste perception and biology
Primer describes current understanding of human taste perception and biology
Physiology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008, 8:20am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008, 8:20am
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Music special: Five great auditory illusions
Auditory illusions can help us understand the workings of the brains - listen to five of the most striking examples
Auditory illusions can help us understand the workings of the brains - listen to five of the most striking examples
Physiology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Sunday, Feb 24, 2008, 10:34am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Sunday, Feb 24, 2008, 10:34am
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Shocking Evolution Into Action
The heat shock protein HSP90 can mask genetic changes in a species until the organism is stressed. In the mustard plant Arabidopsis thaliana, these potential changes may affect most inherited traits, including those that will affect survival, fitness and reproduction. Only when the organism is stressed are these traits exhibited.
The heat shock protein HSP90 can mask genetic changes in a species until the organism is stressed. In the mustard plant Arabidopsis thaliana, these potential changes may affect most inherited traits, including those that will affect survival, fitness and reproduction. Only when the organism is stressed are these traits exhibited.
Physiology
Source: Newswise
Posted on: Saturday, Feb 23, 2008, 10:28am
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Source: Newswise
Posted on: Saturday, Feb 23, 2008, 10:28am
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Expecting an afternoon nap can reduce blood pressure
Physiology
Source: Journal of Applied Physiology
Posted on: Monday, Oct 15, 2007, 1:36pm
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Source: Journal of Applied Physiology
Posted on: Monday, Oct 15, 2007, 1:36pm
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