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Child Diabetes Levels Almost Four Times Higher in China Than in US
July 5, 2012 — Chinese teenagers have a rate of diabetes nearly four times greater than their counterparts in the United States. The rise in the incidence of diabetes parallels increases in cardiovascular risk, ... > full story -
Trace Me If You Can: Studying the Marine Top Predators With Biogeochemical Markers
July 5, 2012 — New research deals with the increasingly important impact of the human activities on marine top predators. The authors analyze the use of intrinsic biogeochemical markers, such as stable isotopes, ... > full story -
Groundbreaking Discovery of Mechanism That Controls Obesity, Atherosclerosis
July 5, 2012 — Scientists have discovered a new signalling pathway that controls both obesity and atherosclerosis. They have demonstrated that mice deficient in the Wip1 gene were resistant to weight gain and ... > full story -
Why Current Strategies for Fighting Obesity Are Not Working
July 3, 2012 — As the United States confronts the growing epidemic of obesity among children and adults, a team of obesity researchers concludes that what the nation needs is a new battle plan -- one that replaces ... > full story -
Fast Food Intake Increases Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease in Singapore
July 2, 2012 — Researchers have examined the eating habits of residents in Singapore and found new evidence that a diet heavy in fast food increases the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and coronary heart ... > full story -
Cutting Calories Might Help You Live Longer, but Not Without Increased Physical Activity
July 2, 2012 — Dietary restriction alone does not extend lifespan – at least in fruit flies. Flies, which share many genetic similarities with humans, need physical activity in order to live longer on a ... > full story -
Abuse During Childhood May Contribute to Obesity in Adulthood
July 2, 2012 — Investigators report research findings that may shed light on influences on obesity during adulthood. The study found an association of severity of sexual and physical abuse during childhood and ... > full story -
Easter Island Drug Raises Cognition Throughout Life Span in Mice
June 29, 2012 — Cognitive skills such as learning and memory diminish with age in everyone, and the drop-off is steepest in Alzheimer's disease. Texas scientists seeking a way to prevent this decline reported ... > full story -
What You Eat Can Prevent Arsenic Overload
June 29, 2012 — New research has demonstrated that people who ate more dietary vitamin B12 and animal protein had lower levels of arsenic (measured by deposition in toenails). Total dietary fat, animal fat, ... > full story -
Why Does a Diet High in DHA Improve Memory?
June 28, 2012 — We've all heard that eating fish is good for our brains and memory. But what is it about DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish, that makes our memory ... > full story
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