http://www.nature.com/news/ Nature Publishing Group en Nature Publishing Group News at Nature Nature Publishing Group permissions@nature.com 1744-7933 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080515/full/news.2008.830.html?s=news_rss Waders consume prey in droplets lifted from the water. Birds defy gravity, but not by flying 10.1038/news.2008.830 Brain and behaviour Thu May 15 16:55:26 EDT 2008 News at Nature Thu May 15 16:55:26 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080514/full/news.2008.805.html?s=news_rss Brains of the previously blind retain 'wiring' even after sight is recovered. Re-wired for sight and sound 10.1038/news.2008.805 Brain and behaviour Wed May 14 08:40:55 EDT 2008 News at Nature Wed May 14 08:40:55 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080513/full/news.2008.820.html?s=news_rss In the wild, sloths are no lazier than the average teenager. Sloths not so slothful 10.1038/news.2008.820 Brain and behaviour Tue May 13 15:20:40 EDT 2008 News at Nature Tue May 13 15:20:40 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080508/full/news.2008.808.html?s=news_rss Settlers travelled to the coast to get their seaweed. Early Americans had a coastal diet 10.1038/news.2008.808 Brain and behaviour Thu May 08 17:02:05 EDT 2008 News at Nature Thu May 08 17:02:05 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080506/full/news.2008.802.html?s=news_rss Blocking a hunger-inducing hormone to help obesity might have unwanted effects. Hunger hormone helps memory 10.1038/news.2008.802 Brain and behaviour Tue May 06 16:18:22 EDT 2008 News at Nature Tue May 06 16:18:22 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080502/full/news.2008.801.html?s=news_rss Therapeutics could hitch a ride on cellular machinery. 'Raft' offers route for drug treatments 10.1038/news.2008.801 Brain and behaviour Fri May 02 17:37:17 EDT 2008 News at Nature Fri May 02 17:37:17 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080501/full/news.2008.796.html?s=news_rss Unlike adults, children don't integrate different types of sensory information. One sense at a time 10.1038/news.2008.796 Brain and behaviour Thu May 01 16:02:42 EDT 2008 News at Nature Thu May 01 16:02:42 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080430/full/news.2008.788.html?s=news_rss Lab work proves reactions can be influenced by the Earth's weak magnetic field. 'Chemical compass' created 10.1038/news.2008.788 Brain and behaviour Wed Apr 30 16:39:08 EDT 2008 News at Nature Wed Apr 30 16:39:08 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080429/full/news.2008.782.html?s=news_rss Luring bats to new homes in deforested areas could help regeneration. Artificial bat roosts could re-seed the tropics 10.1038/news.2008.782 Brain and behaviour Tue Apr 29 16:56:01 EDT 2008 News at Nature Tue Apr 29 16:56:01 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080428/full/news.2008.784.html?s=news_rss Memory workouts shown to sharpen abstract reasoning skills. Do games improve mental performance? 10.1038/news.2008.784 Brain and behaviour Mon Apr 28 16:40:24 EDT 2008 News at Nature Mon Apr 28 16:40:24 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080425/full/news.2008.781.html?s=news_rss Protein from algae could one day be used in treatments for blindness. Blind mice see the light 10.1038/news.2008.781 Brain and behaviour Fri Apr 25 16:34:19 EDT 2008 News at Nature Fri Apr 25 16:34:19 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080417/full/news.2008.766.html?s=news_rss Fluoxetine helps rats rewire their brain's visual centre. 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Brendan Maher has waded through the results and found large-scale use and a mix of attitudes towards the drugs. Poll results: look who's doping 10.1038/452674a Brain and behaviour Wed Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 2008 News at Nature Wed Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080408/full/news.2008.743.html?s=news_rss Fear is partly down to your genes, but this process changes as you grow older. Fear in the genes 10.1038/news.2008.743 Brain and behaviour Tue Apr 08 16:29:31 EDT 2008 News at Nature Tue Apr 08 16:29:31 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080407/full/news.2008.739.html?s=news_rss Chinese and English dyslexias stem from different brain abnormalities. Dyslexic diversity 10.1038/news.2008.739 Brain and behaviour Mon Apr 07 17:16:09 EDT 2008 News at Nature Mon Apr 07 17:16:09 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080407/full/news.2008.741.html?s=news_rss Just thinking about laughing makes you feel better. 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