Behavioural changes persist after Toxoplasma infection is cleared. Eliot Barford 18 September 2013 Mice infected with toxoplasmosis lose their instinctive fear for the smell of cats — and the parasite’s effects may be permanent. Wendy Ingram/Adrienne Greene A parasite that… Read More ›
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Young blood really is the key to youth
HUMANS are constantly searching for an elixir of youth – could it be that an infusion of young blood holds the key? 18 October 2012 by Helen Thomson, New Orleans Magazine issue 2887. Subscribe and save This seems to be… Read More ›
Plastics chemical retards growth, function of adult reproductive cells
2009 re-post for filing Contact: Diana Yates diya@illinois.edu 217-333-5802 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IMAGE:Veterinary biosciences professor Jodi Flaws and her colleagues found that mouse follicle cells that were exposed to bisphenol A, a chemical found in many plastics, produced… Read More ›
Environmental toxin Bisphenol A can affect newborn brain
Newborn mice that are exposed to Bisphenol A develop changes in their spontaneous behavior and evince poorer adaptation to new environments, as well hyperactivity as young adults. This has been shown by researchers at Uppsala University. Their study also revealed… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 