Articles written by Dianne Rees

Compulsive reward-seeking behavior in obese individuals and drug addicts is associated with decreased numbers of dopamine D2 receptors.

Sep 19, 2007 - Dianne Rees

To understand how a cell works, you have to take it apart and put it back together. That's the thinking behind synthetic biology.

Sep 17, 2007 - Dianne Rees

Scientists have speculated that memories leave traces in the form of biologically altered brain cells. Recent research provides support for the idea of a memory trace.

Sep 15, 2007 - Dianne Rees

Recent studies indicate that a particular adenovirus infection can turn stem cells to fat cells that are fatter than normal.

Sep 4, 2007 - Dianne Rees

Nicole Kidman gives a curiously wooden performance in The Invasion, while pod people swarm and vomit and intermittently deliver some really bad lines.

Sep 1, 2007 - Dianne Rees

Your circadian rhythms may be to blame for your urge to sleep in the afternoon, but high-carb diets don't help.

Aug 31, 2007 - Dianne Rees