Better options needed for children at higher risk of premature heart disease
American Heart Association Scientific Statement DALLAS, Feb.25, 2019 -- Obesity and severe obesity in childhood and adolescence have been added to the list of conditions...
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Fat cells work different ‘shifts’ throughout the day
Fat cells in the human body have their own internal clocks and exhibit circadian rhythms affecting critical metabolic functions, new research in the journal Scientific...
Is the most effective weight-loss strategy really that hard?
New study shows dietary self-monitoring takes less than 15 minutes a dayCredit: Ian Thomas Jansen-Lonnquist If you want lose weight, research shows, the single best...
Faced with choice overload, Indian farmers say, ‘I’ll have what he’s having’
Genetically modified seeds have exploded in India since the government liberalized the economy in the 1990sCredit: Purdue University/Andrew Flachs Suicide rates among Indian farmers remain...
Estrogen made by neurons important to making memories
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 25, 2019) - Estrogen in the brain is important to keep neurons communicating and memories...
Patients’ HIV status should not impact their cancer care
New articles published in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, note that there is no medical justification to deny optimal cancer therapy...
Mothers with children taken into out-of-home care at risk of poor prenatal care in next pregnancies
Mothers whose first child was taken into care were found to have inadequate or no prenatal care during subsequent pregnancies, according to a study published...
New marine protected area established in the Batangas Province of the Philippines
Community-driven MPA a major conservation victory for the 'center of the center' of marine biodiversityCredit: © Joseph Ascalon / SEA Institute - VIP SAN FRANCISCO...
Early life stress alters helping behavior of meerkat offspring
Credit: Copyright: Dominc Cram ANN ARBOR--Parents make sacrifices to allow their children to have better lives than they did, but this isn't the case for...
How a certain bacterium communicates and makes us sick
BINGHAMTON, NY -- Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have uncovered the unique way in which a type of Gram-negative bacterium delivers...
Incentives to downsize would ease the housing crisis
'The Last-Time Buyer: housing and finance for an ageing society' A CSFI report by Professor Les Mayhew Incentives to downsize would ease the housing crisis...
Sperm quality unaffected by one course of chemotherapy for early testicular cancer
First study to investigate long-term effect of postoperative chemotherapy or radiotherapy on sperm count and concentration Men with early stage testicular cancer can safely receive...
Eating small amounts of peanut after immunotherapy may extend allergy treatment benefits
UNC School of Medicine researcher Edwin Kim, MD, MS, says the results of a multi-year observational study are encouraging for those suffering from peanut allergies....
Immunotherapy for egg allergy may allow patients to eat egg safely long after treatment
UNC School of Medicine researcher Edwin Kim, MD, MS, says the results of a multi-year observational study are encouraging for those suffering from egg allergies....
Likelihood of tick bite to cause red meat allergy could be higher than previously thought
UNC research reveals the red meat allergy-causing alpha-gal -- a sugar in nearly all mammal blood except for humans - is found in tick saliva...
