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Poison Lips? Troubling Levels of Toxic Metals Found in Cosmetics
May 2, 2013 Researchers found lead, cadmium, chromium, aluminum and five other metals in a sample of 32 different lipsticks and lip glosses commonly found in drugstores and department stores. Some of the metals ... > full story -
Investigating Devastating Childhood Diseases Just Got Easier
May 2, 2013 Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPScs) from the skin of patients with Dravet syndrome (DS) show Dravet-like functional impairment when they are converted into neurons, finds new research. This method ... > full story -
Brilliant Dye to Probe the Brain
May 2, 2013 To obtain very-high-resolution 3D images of the cerebral vascular system, a dye is used that fluoresces in the near infrared and can pass through the ... > full story -
Exercise Proves to Be Ineffective Against Care Home Depression
May 2, 2013 Researchers have shown that exercise is not effective in reducing burden of depression among elderly care home ... > full story -
Newly-Discovered Human Fat Cell Opens Up New Opportunities for Future Treatment of Obesity
May 2, 2013 The body's brown fat cells play a key role in the development of obesity and diabetes. Researchers have now discovered that we humans have two different kinds of brown fat cells and not one kind as ... > full story -
Bigger Birth Weight Babies at Greater Risk of Autism
May 2, 2013 The biggest study of fetal growth and autism to date has reported that babies whose growth is at either extreme in the womb, either very big or very small, are at greater risk of developing ... > full story -
Exposure to Everyday Noise Influences Heart Rate Variability
May 2, 2013 Exposure to noise, for example from road traffic, may adversely affect the cardiovascular system. Until now, underlying mechanisms linking noise to elevated cardiovascular risk have rarely been ... > full story -
Dehydration Is a Problem in Combat Sports
May 2, 2013 Athletes in combat sports often try to shed body weight in order to compete against lighter and smaller opponents. A new doctoral thesis points to the human body’s limited ability to quickly ... > full story -
New Imaging Technique to Visualize Bio-Metals and Molecules Simultaneously
May 2, 2013 Metal elements and molecules interact in the body but visualizing them together has always been a challenge. Researchers have now developed a new molecular imaging technology that enables them to ... > full story -
Dustless Chalk May Cause Allergy and Asthma Symptoms in Students With Milk Allergy, Study Finds
May 2, 2013 Many of today's schools and school teachers opt for dustless chalk to keep hands and classrooms clean. But according to a new study, this choice in chalk may cause allergy and asthma symptoms in ... > full story
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