Science Update

Artificial Sweeteners

July 21, 2004

Eating artificial sweeteners causes rats to lose the cues for feeling full, leading to overeating.

July 20, 2004

rerun

July 19, 2004

A gene for a brain receptor can make people more or less vulnerable to stress.

July 14, 2004

A virus engineered with antibodies to cocaine gives rats a temporary resistance to the drug's …

July 13, 2004

A survey of families whose dogs can anticipate seizures in their epileptic children .

July 12, 2004

Competition for food sources may have pressured honeybees to evolve dance language.

July 8, 2004

Studying ways to fall safely without injury

July 7, 2004

People interrogated under high-stress conditions cannot reliably identify their attackers.

July 6, 2004

A device transmits camera images via electrical pulses on the tongue.

July 5, 2004

Stingless bees can detect the odor markings of others and steal their food sources.