A new study, presented at the annual meeting of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, provides the first ever scientific proof that if you eat slowly, you will eat less, and you will enjoy the meal more, and the most important it will keep you slim.
An 11 year study conducted by the Queensland Institute of Medical Research has concluded that eating leafy greens such as spinach may be as important as wearing sunscreen, protective clothing and a hat in the prevention of skin cancer, highlighting the importance of eating a healthy, well-balanced diet.
American Cancer Society said in new guidelines that maintaining healthy weight in cancer survivors is most essential task.
A team of Vanderbilt and University of Dundee scientists envisions a future when computer simulations will be used to predict a tumor’s clinical progression and formulate individualized treatment plans. The group has developed a mathematical model for cancer invasion powerful enough for this purpose. The result was published as an entirely theoretical paper in the journal Cell and represents a “sea change” in how biology is done.
Topics include: impact of melting glaciers on near-shore ecosystems; discovery of intact egg clusters from a Middle Cambrian oceanic invertebrate; biotic recovery from the End-Permian mass extinction; fossil evidence of unusual animal foraging behavior; dating the destruction of Herod the Great’s harbor at Caesarea; El Ni?o-related landslides along the Big Sur coastline, and evidence of flowing water at Mars’ Erebus crater. The GSA Today science article describes dynamics of ice sheet recession in East Antarctica.
An advisory panel of U.S. Medicare program is reviewing the spinal disk fusion surgery to treat chronic lower back pain, especially in older patients, by fusing part of the spine faces.
A Norwegian study found that merely cutting back on the number of cigarettes smoked per day did not lower a heavy smoker’s risk of early health problems. The study is published in the journal Tobacco Control.
Findings from one of the largest HIV/AIDS therapy studies conducted to date show that a specific strategy of interrupting antiretroviral therapy more than doubles the risk of AIDS or death from any cause.
Do the sounds of our native languages affect how we hear music and other non-language sounds? A team of American and Japanese researchers has found evidence that native languages influence the way people group non-language sounds into rhythms.
The first human study using gene transfer to treat erectile dysfunction (ED) shows promising results and suggests the potential for using the technology to treat overactive bladder, irritable bowel syndrome and asthma, according to the researchers.