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Professor John L. Hoogland – Prairie Dogs Are Charming And Cute, But They Are Also Serial Killers

When John Hoogland first visited a prairie dog colony as a young graduate student, he said aloud to himself, ‘I could study these animals for the next 10 years.’ Forty-four years later, John is still studying prairie dogs, and he still marvels about the sometimes...

Dr Janet Mcelhaney And Dr George Kuchel – Improving Immune Responses To Influenza Vaccines

Dr Janet McElhaney and Dr George Kuchel are on a mission to reduce the impact of influenza in older adults. By examining the relationship between ageing, vaccine type and immune response, they aim to enhance the effectiveness of influenza vaccines in senior citizens....

Professor Philip Hazell – Learning To Help Children Who Hurt Themselves

A desire to improve the treatment of adolescents who engage in deliberate self-harm motivated Professor Philip Hazell to carry out a research study testing the effectiveness of developmental group psychotherapy in preventing self-injury. Why are kids hurting...

Professor Chiye Aoki – The Neurobiological Roots Of Individuality And Anxiety

Professor Chiye Aoki and her team are exploring the neurobiological bases of individuality and anxiety disorders such as anorexia nervosa, by looking into how environmental factors influence and shape the development of juvenile and adolescent brains. Portrait of a...

The American Academy Of Neurology

Founded in 1948, and now representing more than 30,000 individuals worldwide, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is the world’s largest association of neurologists and neuroscientists. From funding and disseminating the latest research, all the way through to...

Professor Irva Hertz-Picciotto – The Conception Of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Professor Irva Hertz-Picciotto has been fascinated by early development since childhood. Her interest brought on a life long journey, studying the dangers lurking around the corner for the not yet born – now focusing on risks for autism spectrum disorders. Among your...

The Society For Developmental Biology – Choose Development! Increasing Diversity In Developmental Biology

The Society for Developmental Biology is successfully increasing the diversity of undergraduates wishing to pursue careers in developmental biology through a programme called Choose Development! Lack of diversity in science A 2011 report published by the National...

Drs Sheila Murphy & Lourdes Baezconde- Garbanati – Transforming Health Promotion Through Narrative

Dr Sheila Murphy and her team including Dr Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Dr Meghan Moran and Dr Lauren Frank are utilising the potency of narratives in order to change knowledge, attitudes and behaviour and reduce health disparities both in the United States and...

Dr Hidetaka Hamasaki, Md, Phd – A Neat Way To Prevent And Fight Diabetes

Metabolic disease and in particular diabetes are the focus of Dr Hidetaka Hamasaki’s work at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Chiba, Japan. Dr Hamasaki and his team discovered a valuable lifestyle tweak that allows patients with reduced physical...

Professor Jim Koropatnick – Paving The Way For The Future Through Innovative Training And Research

Determined to have a commanding presence on the scientific global stage, Canada has developed crucial plans to generate high yield research opportunities. Two research training programmes known as Cancer Research and Technology Transfer (CaRTT) and Partners in...

Professor Amy Arnsten – Staying In Control: How The Prefrontal Cortex Helps Us Be Human

Professor Arnsten and her team at Yale University have pioneered new insights into the unique ways that the prefrontal cortex is regulated at the molecular level, altering our ability to remember, pay attention, and control our thoughts and actions when we feel...

Jeffry A. Simpson – Taking The Long View On Wellness

Nature vs. nurture is one of the oldest debates in biology. Are people’s lives determined by their genes, their upbringing, or both? Nearly 30 years ago at the onset of the human genome project, scientists believed that once all human genes were known, all of human...

Dr Frances M. Sladek – Turning The Tables On ‘Healthy’ Fats

Dr Frances Sladek is a world leader in molecular biology research. Here she talks to us about her latest research, how soybean oil affects health and what the molecular mechanisms that underlie these outcomes may be. What is your research background and what triggered...

Dr Shin-Siung Jung – Bringing Adhd Into Focus With Nonpharmaceutical Treatment

Dr Shin-Siung Jung, of the Everspring foundation in Taiwan, has pioneered the use of sensory-motor integration training in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as a non-pharmaceutical alternative treatment. The training comprises a series of...

Professor Ulrich Schnyder – Transcending Trauma: Understanding And Hope For Refugees

The present refugee crisis will likely be one of the defining features of the current era. By the end of 2015, worldwide refugee numbers exceeded 65 million and growing, surpassing displacement numbers seen at the end of World War II. At present, nearly one out of...

William Hunt Ralph Hartley – Breaking Free The Stones Of The Past

Professor William Hunt and Ralph Hartley are both experienced archaeologists and anthropologists within the Department of Anthropology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. They have recently returned from the islands of Southeast Alaska, having set out to identify...

Dr Mirjam Knörnschild – Bats In Translation

Dr Mirjam Knörnschild and her group at the Free University Berlin study the acoustic communication and social behaviour of wild bats to understand the evolutionary interplay of social and vocal complexity, the functional significance of culturally transmitted song...

Professor Allen J. Moore – Uncovering The Evolutionary Origins Of Parental Care

Parental care is relatively uncommon in the animal kingdom, and most young are left to fend for themselves at birth. However, parenting behaviours have evolved multiple times in the history of life and are seen in diverse groups of animals. In recent years, biologists...

Professor Elizabeth Adkins-Regan – Social Behaviour In Birds: What Makes Them Tick?

Professor Elizabeth Adkins-Regan of Cornell University investigates the physiological mechanisms underlying social and reproductive behaviour in birds, including the life-long bonds formed by monogamous pairs, parental behaviours and the influence of parents on...

Associate Professor Hiroaki Oguro – The Future Of Dementia Therapies?

Efficacy of Ferulic Acid for the Treatment of Dementia Associate Professor Hiroaki Oguro and his colleagues at Shimane University study the effects of plant antioxidants on dementia symptoms. Specifically, Professor Oguro is interested in the effect of Ferulic Acid on...