Science news articles about 'monkey studies'

... -rich foods, resulting in accelerated weight gain and an increase in fat-derived hormones. The study is a critical step in understanding the psychological basis for the sharp increase in obesity ...

... animal behavior. Human and monkey brains show similar organization and structure, and the animals show ... lack a crucial enzyme. Researchers are now studying monkeys treated with MPTP to better understand ...

KYOTO, Japan, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Japanese scientists say 30 years of studying macaques monkeys has given them insight in the cultural evolution of humans.

Another study suggests an immune-suppressing drug helps elderly mice live longer

... ), Bolivian squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensus) and mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz). The squirrel monkey studies were done at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, and the others at the Duke ...

... Howell, Ph.D., with Emory University School of Medicine, who conducted the monkey studies, was a co-researcher. The study provides a comprehensive assessment of biochemical changes occurring in the ...