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What It's Like To Be A Bat: Vocal Sonar Does More Than Locate Objects; It Cues Memory And Assists Flight

06:47 27-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com

Not many people think about what it's like to be a bat, but for those who do, it's enlightening and potentially groundbreaking for understanding aspects of the human brain and nervous system.

Higher Coffee Consumption Associated With Lower Liver Cancer Risk

00:47 27-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com

A new large, prospective population-based study confirms an inverse relationship between coffee consumption and liver cancer risk. The study also found that higher levels of gamma-glutamyltransferase in the blood were associated with an increased risk of developing the disease.

Unique Pheromone Detection System Uncovered

21:47 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com

Researchers have overturned the current theory of how a pheromone works at the molecular level to trigger behavior in fruit flies. The finding, if it proves true in other species, might lead to new ways to manipulate the actions of harmful insects.

Starvation Hormone Makes For Small Mice, Study Finds

21:47 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com

Chronically high levels of a recently discovered starvation hormone markedly stunt the growth of mice, reveals a new study. The liver-produced hormone known as FGF21 does so by causing the mice to become resistant to growth hormone.

What It's Like To Be A Bat

21:47 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com

Not many people think about what it's like to be a bat, but for those who do, it's enlightening and potentially groundbreaking for understanding aspects of the human brain and nervous system.

Canine Tooth Strength Provides Clues To Behavior Of Early Human Ancestors

21:47 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com

Measuring and testing the teeth of living primates could provide a window into the behavior of the earliest human ancestors, based on their fossilized remains. New research takes us one step closer to understanding the relationship between canine teeth, body size and the lives of primates.