Not exact matches
Furthermore, brain imaging
data for these very elderly
animals shows a slight loss
of grey matter (neuronal cell
bodies), an effect that the researchers have not yet explained, as well as significantly slowed atrophy
of white matter (the neuronal fibers connecting different areas
of the brain).
While more
data are needed to improve the model, and it is unclear if it can be extrapolated to
animals of much larger
body mass, the researchers hope that it might help predict features
of non-avian dinosaur locomotion using
data from fossils and footprints.
Once evolutionary relationships were factored in, the
data showed that
animals with big brains for their
body size need a significantly higher percentage
of REM sleep — supporting a role in intelligence and cognitive function.
Researchers separated out plant from
animal products to help deal with the overwhelming volume
of data (138 pages worth) and see what this amazing
body of work has to say about what we should eat in general.
A comparison
of body weight
of control
animals from both studies with each other, and against
data collected in a multi-centred relational database
of primate ageing, suggests that the NIA control monkeys were effectively undergoing CR.
According to the ASPCA
Animal Poison Control Center (APCC)
data, clinical signs appear after dogs ingested anywhere from 2.2 grams to 62.4 grams per kilogram
of body weight (1 kilogram is equal to 2.2 pounds).