A new research study involving the manipulation of social rank among macaque monkeys shows that measures of immunity varies with social rank. Here is one popular media article on the study: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17663133
The study is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). NOTE: this is an "open access" article which means that it is available to everyone. See: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/04/03/1202734109.full.pdf+html Jenny Tung,Luis B. Barreiro,Zachary P. Johnson, Kasper D. Hansen, Vasiliki Michopoulos,Donna Toufexis,Katelyn Michelini,Mark E. Wilson, and Yoav Gilad Social environment is associated with gene regulatory variation in the rhesus macaque immune system PNAS 2012 ; published ahead of print April 9, 2012, doi:10.1073/pnas.1202734109 So, do department chairpersons have more illnesses after they step down relative to when they are the chair? -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17228 or send a blank email to leave-17228-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
