Eating Quickly Is Associated With Overeating, Study Indicates
05.11.2009 4:00 9 views 0 comments Tags: WiFi, Associated, Study
According to a new study, eating a meal quickly, as compared to slowly, curtails the release of hormones in the gut that induce feelings of being full. The decreased release of these hormones, can often lead to overeating. Read more »
| Dementia: Rare Brain Disorder Is Highly Hereditary
05.11.2009 4:00 12 views 0 comments Tags: Rava, Brain
New research shows that frontotemporal dementia -- a rare brain disorder that causes early dementia -- is highly hereditary. Read more »
| Timber Harvest Impacts Amphibians Differently During Life Stages
05.11.2009 4:00 5 views 0 comments Tags: Live, Researchers
Researchers found that removing all of the trees from a section of the forest had a negative effect on amphibians during their later life cycles, but had some positive effects during amphibians' aquatic larva stages at the beginning of their lives. To lessen the negative effects during the later life stage, scientists recommend partial or selection cuts to forests rather than completely removing trees from an area. Read more »
| Early Results Of Nitric Oxide Therapy For Preemies Not Sustained, Study Finds
05.11.2009 4:00 7 views 0 comments Tags: Results, Study, Early
Inhaled nitric oxide, a therapy used in the treatment of premature newborns with respiratory failure that had shown promising results in short-term studies, does not significantly improve long-term outcomes, according to a national study. Read more »
| Calm Before The Spawn: Climate Change And Coral Spawning
05.11.2009 4:00 7 views 0 comments Tags: Call, Climate, Corps, Space, When
Biologists have explained why corals spawn for just a few nights in some places but elsewhere string out their love life over many months. A new study shows that corals spawn when regional wind fields are light. When it is calm, the eggs and sperm have the chance to unite before they are dispersed. Read more »
| Many US Children May Live In Families Receiving Food Stamps
05.11.2009 4:00 9 views 0 comments Tags: American, Macs, Live, Four, Children
Nearly half of all American children will reside in a household receiving food stamps at some point between the ages of 1 and 20, according to a new report. Read more »
| Not Just Bleach: Hydrogen Peroxide May Tell Time For Living Cells
05.11.2009 1:00 6 views 0 comments Tags: Test, Tips, Just
The common household chemical hydrogen peroxide, also made naturally by living cells, appears to be involved in regulation of circadian rhythms, according to a new study. Read more »
| Reducing Consumption of Glycotoxins From Heat-processing Of Foods Reduces Risk Of Chronic Disease
05.11.2009 1:00 6 views 0 comments Tags: Risk, From, Researchers
Researchers report that cutting back on the consumption of processed and fried foods, which are high in toxins called Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs), can reduce inflammation and actually help restore the body's natural defenses regardless of age or health status. The benefits of a diet lower in glycotoxins are present even without changing caloric or nutrient intake. Read more »
| Green Is Cool, But US Land Changes Generally Are Not
05.11.2009 1:00 13 views 0 comments Tags: Move, Corp, Lady, Great
Most land use changes occurring in the continental US result in raised regional surface temperatures, according to new research. The study found that almost any change that makes land cover less "green" contributes to warming. A perhaps less intuitive finding is that conversion of any land to agricultural use results in cooling, even land that was previously forested. Read more »
| Early-stage, HER2-positive Breast Cancer Patients At Increased Risk Of Recurrence
05.11.2009 1:00 14 views 0 comments Tags: Risk, Cancer
Early-stage breast cancer patients with HER2 positive tumors one centimeter or smaller are at significant risk of recurrence of their disease, compared to those with early-stage disease who do not express the aggressive protein, according to a new study. Read more »
| Protecting Your Virtual Privacy: A Closer Look At Digital And Internet Security
05.11.2009 1:00 7 views 0 comments Tags: York, This, Internet, Look
The details of your personal life, such as grocery purchases and pizza topping preferences, are collected every day -- online and by club and discount cards from the gym, department store and supermarket. Though this data seems innocent enough, when it's put together it can tell a whole lot about your health, finances and behavior. That information, researchers remind us, could eventually be used against you. Read more »
| More Action Is Needed To Support Millions Of Tinnitus Sufferers Worldwide, Review Finds
05.11.2009 1:00 7 views 0 comments Tags: Iran, Move, Afghanistan, Review
One in seven people worldwide will suffer from tinnitus (ringing in the ears) at some point. It is the most common injury arising from the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq and 75 pecent of 18 to 30 year-olds who go to nightclubs and concerts may experience temporary tinnitus. A research review (150 papers over 25 years) suggests that 94 percent of people are told nothing can be done. But help is at hand. Read more »
| Learning To Talk Changes How Speech Is Heard: 'Sound Of Learning' Unlocked By Linking Sensory And Motor Systems
04.11.2009 22:00 6 views 0 comments Tags: South, Take
Learning to talk also changes the way speech sounds are heard, according to a new study. The findings could have a major impact on improving speech disorders. Read more »
| Folic Acid Supplements Linked To Asthma, Study Suggests
04.11.2009 22:00 11 views 0 comments Tags: Australia, Study, Researchers
A new study may have shed light on the rise in childhood asthma in developed countries like Australia in recent decades. Researchers have identified a link between folic acid supplements taken in late pregnancy and allergic asthma in children aged between 3 and 5 years, suggesting that the timing of supplementation in pregnancy is important. Read more »
| North Atlantic Fish Populations Shifting As Ocean Temperatures Warm
04.11.2009 22:00 14 views 0 comments Tags: Five, About, North, Ocean, Atlantic
About half of 36 fish stocks in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, many of them commercially valuable species, have been shifting northward over the last four decades, with some stocks nearly disappearing from US waters as they move farther offshore, according to a new study. Read more »
| Three Killer Indicators Identified That Are Even Worse Than High Cholesterol
04.11.2009 22:00 5 views 0 comments Tags: Three, World, This, Researchers, Even, High
Researchers in the UK have identified a particular combination of health problems that can double the risk of heart attack and cause a three-fold increase in the risk of mortality. Read more »
| Newly Drilled Ice Cores May Be The Longest Taken From The Andes
04.11.2009 22:00 9 views 0 comments Tags: This, Corps, From, Researchers
Researchers spent two months this summer high in the Peruvian Andes and brought back two cores, the longest ever drilled from ice fields in the tropics. This latest expedition focused on a yet-to-be-named ice field 5,364 meters above sea level in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range. Read more »
| Use Of Cannabinoids Could Help Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Patients
04.11.2009 22:00 7 views 0 comments Tags: Court, Street, Hero
Use of cannabinoids (marijuana) could assist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder patients, according to a new study. Read more »
| Shedding Light On The Cosmic Skeleton
04.11.2009 19:00 43 views 0 comments Tags: Light
Astronomers have tracked down a gigantic, previously unknown assembly of galaxies located almost seven billion light-years away from us. The discovery, made possible by combining two of the most powerful ground-based telescopes in the world, is the first observation of such a prominent galaxy structure in the distant Universe, providing further insight into the cosmic web and how it formed. Read more »
| Children Who Often Drink Full-fat Milk Weigh Less, Swedish Research Finds
04.11.2009 19:00 8 views 0 comments Tags: This, Research, Lead, Mike, Children
Eight-year-old children who drink full-fat milk every day have a lower BMI than those who seldom drink milk. This is not the case for children who often drink medium-fat or low-fat milk, according to new research from Sweden. Read more »
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