Monthly Archives: September 2010

Parental nurturing important for normal functioning of brain later in life – epigenomic impact

Posted on September 30, 2010 by rndsync

Early life stress, such as an extreme lack of parental affection, has lasting effects on a gene important to normal brain processes and also tied to mental disorders, according to a new animal study in the Sept. 29 issue of … Continue reading →

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Stem cells play game of life in the gut?

Posted on September 27, 2010 by rndsync

Similar to game of life, stem cells seem to follow a random rules (replace lost neighbors) for replacing lost stem cells. Scientists until now believed  that only certain stem cells in the gut are allowed to replace the daughter stem … Continue reading →

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Are you a person that chokes in the final? Here are some tricks from brain scientists…

Posted on September 25, 2010 by rndsync

Choking or just nerves, whatever you call it, it’s a common phenomenon. Whether you are Ivan Lendl playing Wimbledon finals, 5th grader participating in the spelling bee, or doing that very important presentation to the VCs to get your next … Continue reading →

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Circadian rhytym influenced by social and environmental changes?

Posted on September 25, 2010 by rndsync

Scientists found that certain bees separated from their surroundings and their regular roles demonstrate that their internal clocks are adjusted. Senior author Guy Bloch, PhD, and his colleagues from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, chose to study bees in … Continue reading →

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How many earthquakes occurred today?

Posted on September 17, 2010 by rndsync

I came across these haiti_earthquake photos in boston.com website. I wondered how many times yesterday the earth shook. The answer is easy to get. Just go to USGS website for earthquake information. There is tons of interesting statistics here and … Continue reading →

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Tooth fairy – is it a good deal?

Posted on September 12, 2010 by rndsync

Wisdom teeth are more useful being in place than out. Scientists discovered that the tissue in wisdom tooth is rich with cells that can be programmed to be IPS (induced pluripotent stem cells). In laymen terms these cells are found … Continue reading →

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Birth defects in children born to older women – is the cause revealed?

Posted on September 12, 2010 by rndsync

Bilogical clock cause of birth defects – reasons explained Related article Using naturally aging mouse models, researchers showed that this basic fact of reproductive life is most likely caused by weakened chromosome cohesion. Older oocytes, or egg cells, have dramatically … Continue reading →

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Promising results in Alzheimer’s research

Posted on September 12, 2010 by rndsync

The brains of people with Alzheimer’s are riddled with Amyloid precursor protein (short APP) that form Amyloid plaque. It turns out that APP is an iron oxidase whose job it is to convert iron from an unsafe form to a safe … Continue reading →

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Maturing brain – it’s a network of connections!

Posted on September 11, 2010 by rndsync

Every parent is familiar with children growth charts. Given age and gender, their current age, these charts can predict how they will progress, what height they are likely to achieve etc. Now scientists are able chart out how some connections … Continue reading →

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Essence of happiness

Posted on September 8, 2010 by rndsync

A really good explanation of neural nature of happiness Though couple years old, I find this article fascinating. It’s very interesting to see how money or in the case of the rats the light itself is the source of happiness. … Continue reading →

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