Chimpanzee's should not be treated like a book in a library

This Article Chimpanzee's should not be treated like a book in a library is based off Chimpanzee's who have been used for research on new medicine for humans. Doctors are debating if they should still use Chimpanzee's as research on human resources. Many of these Chimp[anzee's have been torchered by the chemical and either die or highly contageous and hurt. One Doctro specifically Dr. John VandeBerg thinks of these CHimpanzee's as hurt and destroyed books in a library. He doesnt like that Chimpanzee's are being hurt and used for theose reasons and suggests they shouldn't be used like that. I believe this article impacts on the world because it tells us all the truth and the view of the side of being a Chimpanzee and hopefully makes people not want these Chimpanzees to be hurt. As well as for Me I believe thats torcher and IM glad I read this article.
Reference:http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/animal-emotions/201201/chimpanzees-should-not-be-treated-books-in-library

Making Memories Last

Summary: Memories in our brains are maintained by connections between neurons called "synapses". But how do these synapses stay strong and keep memories alive for decades? Neuroscientists at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have discovered a major clue from a study in fruit flies: Hardy, self-copying clusters or oligomers of a synapse protein are an essential ingredient for the formation of long-term memory.

Critic: Lets hope it works!

Impact: People might have better long-term memory

Reference: http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2012/01/27/making_memories_last.html

Dyslexia: How to Spot it Before Starting School

First off, I'll start with what dyslexia is. Dyslexia is a disorder caused either by development or brain trauma, and it affects 5 to 17% of children. It basically causes the mind to be unable to properly decode, read, manipulate, and understand language. It has been found that this can be spotted even before a child learns to read, by using an MRI. Obviously, all language is controlled by the brain. An MRI is used, along with many other things, to see brain function. The brain's language section will perform in a certain way if it works properly, and a certain way if it works incorrectly. If a child has dyslexia, the MRI can be used to find this issue in the brain, and thus it will be treatable at the youngest age possible. This can help many children, since dyslexia is somewhat treatable, especially if found at a young age.
Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120123152510.htm

Crime & Genes: Do They Correlate?

A recent study posted on www.Sciencedaily.com talks about how genes and crime may have a correlation, or connection, to each other. More specifically, genes can affect criminal behaviors. The study mainly focused on antisocial behavior as a child causing violent behaviors later in life. The study was theorized by Dr. Terri Moffitt, who identified three pathways of which people take: Life course criminal offenders, adolescent criminal offenders, and those who abstain from criminal acts. The ones to show the least amount of genetic influence are the adolescent offenders, and a lot of the crimes are "teenager" things such as alcohol and drug use, minor property damage, etc. The pathway affected almost equally, about 60%, by genetics and environmental factors are those of which abstain from crime. The ones mostly affected by genetics are the life course offenders, and that reaches around 70% of those tested. I believe this is a very interesting article and kind of a random study, although it seems important once the conclusions were drawn.
Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120125151841.htm

Depression

Reference: http://helpguide.org/mental/depression_signs_types_diagnosis_treatment.htm

Depression is consuming the souls of people. The face of this masked killer can appear different within adolescents and teens, women, and men. We all have our up and downs, but depression without help with almost rarely go away on its own. However, there are symptoms that people can catch and help halt the problem. It can be reversed with help and support; you could have some of a happy life back.

There are common signs and symptoms to depression. Depressions are silent and masked, but let’s try to de-mask it. Hopelessness and helplessness are feelings felt while depressed enlaced with a bleak outlook. Daily activities soon start to lose interest to the depressed soul. Then sleep gets put into over or under drive and the hours of sleep you receive are changed. Anger, irritability, increase use/need of violence, one of depression’s best friends. Slowly your energy drains. Loath, loathing, towards oneself. Reckless behavior and concentration problems will appear more noticeable. Another common sign would be unexplainable aches and pains.

The above was some of the most common and explained signs for anyone who has depression. Someone who has depression normally needs help and should get their hold on some help. When you see a person depressed, don’t just ignore them or ignore their problem, because if you’re not apart of the solution you are part of the problem. Knowing some of the usual sure signs of depression from this article can impact our world by the way that we can save people from themselves and their depression that could lead them to suicide or homicidal violence.

I think this article was well written and quite informative to the public about a disorder that is growing in America.

Mice preforming jail breaks

While in chemistry class the other day, mice were inside the classroom and they were escapeing somehow. needless to say, we got our answer. The mice were put in plastic containers with lids that had holes on the top so they could breath. This was a major factor in their escape as the mice began chewing on the holes in the lids until it became big enough for them to squeze through the containers. Other mice began to ntice how to be free and they repeated the same process.

Now the ontainers have metal plating below the lids so escape is now an even harder task, but eventually they might figure out a way out of that too.

this was a surprising turn of effents in the science class as it shows humans aren't the only ones who can come up with an escape plan.

Yawning

Something everyone does almost every day, which is yawn. We process yawns socially and take them as someone is tired or bored, but according to research there is more to the story. First, a new theory on yawning is that a yawn helps cool the brain. Subjects in a study yawned more when their brains were warmer.

Next, most people have recognized that yawns are contagious. An evolutionary theory suggests that we are biologically predisposed to yawn when someone else does either because we are helping each other stay alert to dangers. Actually it helps us stay awake or that it is some anxiety. It is fascinating to me that such a basic behavior is still so mysterious. It also might make us all think twice before taking a yawn during a social interaction as some sort of insult or indication that a conversation is boring.

Nail Biting

There are a many different reasons for nail biting, depending on the person who is doing it. It can simply be a habit, or it can be caused by an underlying disorder like anxiety. One theory is that Nail biting is caused by an obsessive-compulsive personality. Other theories say that nail biting is a form of self-soothing related to increased anxiety. On the flip side, some nail biters sufferers may bite because they're bored and are looking for some kind of stimulation. In many cases, nail biting continues into adulthood as a remnant from the younger years as it has then become an unconscious habit.

Although about 30 percent of children 7 to 10 years of age bite their nails, 44 percent of adolescents do so, about 20 percent of young adults bite and 5 percent of older adults continue the habit. It is also thought that more males suffer from nail biting than women.

The main risks of nail biting are those related to infection. When a person bites their nails down to the nail bed, bleeding can occur, a signal of an open wound. The potential for infection arises because the hands are always touching things, but also because you keep biting it can cause germs from the mouth into the wound. Other risks are not physical, but rather social. People who bite their nails may be embarrassed by their hands or feel ashamed of themselves, which leads to a low self-esteem.

Although medications like antidepressants may help in treating people who wish to stop biting their nails, behavior modification is the more effective way of getting the habit under control. These treatments focus on becoming aware of it and figuring out what may be triggering the response, thought patterns that lead to the behavior and changing the behavior itself. Any type of habit reversal therapy may be effective in treating nail biting if the person really desires to stop and has the motivation to stick with a program that can be quite long.