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Urban Owl-Fitters
Jef Akst | Dec 1, 2015 | 4 min read
How birds with an innate propensity for living among humans are establishing populations in cities
Antidepressant Exerts Epigenetic Changes
Anna Azvolinsky | Nov 25, 2015 | 3 min read
Molecular markers could aid researchers’ assessment of patient response to the drug.
 
Two Papers Pulled for Figure Fraud
Kerry Grens | Aug 17, 2015 | 1 min read
A University of Florida investigation has found the lead author on both studies faked data on stress response in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Pregnancy Stress Can Affect Offspring’s Microbiomes
Amanda B. Keener | Jun 17, 2015 | 2 min read
A study in mice suggests stress during pregnancy can affect offspring's microbiota and brain metabolism.
Speaking of Science
The Scientist | Jan 1, 2015 | 2 min read
January 2015's selection of notable quotes
Stress Fractures
Daniel Cossins | Jan 1, 2015 | 10+ min read
Social adversity shapes humans’ immune systems—and probably their susceptibility to disease—by altering the expression of large groups of genes.
Upside of Early-Life Stress?
Kate Yandell | Nov 18, 2014 | 4 min read
Mice raised under stressful conditions are more adaptable as adults—and may pass this trait on to their pups.
Muscle to Mind
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Sep 25, 2014 | 3 min read
Exercise-induced muscle metabolites protect the brain from stress-induced depression in a mouse model. 
Pregnancy Stress Spans Generations
Anna Azvolinsky | Aug 7, 2014 | 4 min read
The stressors a female rat experiences during pregnancy can have repercussions for her granddaughters, a study shows. 
Stressing and FRETing
Ruth Williams | Aug 1, 2014 | 3 min read
Two labs have produced FRET-based systems for real-time analysis of a plant stress hormone.
Week in Review: April 28–May 2
Tracy Vence | May 2, 2014 | 3 min read
Male scientists stress mice out; using SCNT to reprogram adult cells; acetate can reach mouse brain, reduce appetite; WHO sounds “post-antibiotic era” alarm
Week in Review: April 14–18
Tracy Vence | Apr 18, 2014 | 2 min read
Genome-wide effects of trisomy 21; RNA-based signs of transgenerational stress; depression and resilience; a call to overhaul US biomedical research system
Traces of Trauma in Sperm RNA
Jeffrey M. Perkel | Apr 13, 2014 | 3 min read
A mouse study shows that molecular remnants of early-life stress can be passed on to future generations.
Telomeres Show Signs of Early-Life Stress
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | Apr 7, 2014 | 3 min read
Reduction in telomere length is associated with stress early on in life and may have a genetic component, researchers find.
Temperature-Dependent Immunity
Abby Olena, PhD | Nov 18, 2013 | 3 min read
Scientists show that mice housed at room temperature are less able to fight tumors.
Healthy Lifestyle Lengthens Telomeres?
Kate Yandell | Sep 18, 2013 | 2 min read
Diet, exercise, and stress management may lengthen telomeres, a new study shows, though some scientists are skeptical.
Relationship Stress May Lower Immunity
Kate Yandell | Feb 14, 2013 | 1 min read
Anxiety about rejection is associated with fewer infection-fighting T-cells.
The Making of a Bully
Bhavana Weidmann | Jan 25, 2013 | 3 min read
Adolescent rats exposed to stress grow into pathologically aggressive adults, behaviors that may be explained by accompanying epigenetic changes and altered brain activity.
Behavior Brief
Kate Yandell and Beth Marie Mole | Jan 15, 2013 | 5 min read
A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
Book Excerpt from The Hour Between Dog and Wolf
John Coates | Sep 5, 2012 | 5 min read
In his latest book, author John Coates describes the tension and exultation of the trading floor from a biological perspective.
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