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What Causes Hot Flushes during Menopause?

By Guest PostDecember 15, 2012Healthanimal model, biological mechanisms, black box, blood vessel, brain, brain cells, candy, central nervous system, estrogen replacement therapy, heat, hormone estrogen, hormone signals, hormone treatment, hot flashes, hot flushes, hypothalamus, in the head, kndy neurons, melinda mittelman smith, menopause, naomi rance, nathaniel mcmullen, neuronal switch, neurotransmitter, prostate cancer, sally krajewski hall, skin, skin temperature, tail skin temperature, thermoregulation, thermoregulatory centers, trigger, vasodilation, vital functions

Hot flushes are not “in the head,” but new research suggests they may start there. A UA research team has identified a region in the brain that may trigger the uncomfortable surges of heat most women experience in the first few years of menopause.

Hot flushes – also called hot flashes – affect millions of people, and not just women. Yet, it is still unclear what causes the episodes of temperature discomfort, often accompanied by profuse sweating.

Now a team of researchers around Dr. Naomi Rance, a professor in the department of pathology at the UA College of Medicine, has come closer to understanding the mechanism of hot flushes, a necessary step for potential treatment options down the road. This research was published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (more…)

Iridescent, Feathered Dinosaur Offers Fresh Evidence That Feathers Evolved to Attract Mates

By Guest PostMarch 9, 2012Scienceaerodynamic functions, anchiornis, archaeopteryx, austin, catapults, color, dinosaurs, evolution of feathers, feather pattern, feathers, fossil, four winged dinosaur, julia clarke, living birds, mark norell, mate attracting, matt shawkey, mick ellison, microraptor, modern birds, peking university, pigment, quanguo li, rui pei, thermoregulation, university of akron, university of texas, velociraptor

AUSTIN, Texas — A team of American and Chinese researchers has revealed the detailed feather pattern and color of Microraptor, a pigeon-sized, four-winged dinosaur that lived about 120 million years ago. A new specimen shows the dinosaur had a glossy iridescent sheen and that its tail was narrow and adorned with a pair of streamer feathers, suggesting the importance of display in the early evolution of feathers, as presented in the March 9 edition of the journal Science.

The research was conducted by scientists at the Beijing Museum of Natural History, Peking University, The University of Texas at Austin, the University of Akron, and the American Museum of Natural History. (more…)

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What Causes Hot Flushes during Menopause?

Iridescent, Feathered Dinosaur Offers Fresh Evidence That Feathers Evolved to Attract Mates