Milk :: To gain muscle and lose fat, drink milk
Part of an ongoing study into the impact of drinking milk after heavy weightlifting has found that milk helps exercisers burn more fat.
Diabetes :: Bone as therapeutic target for type 2 diabetes
Bones are typically thought of as calcified, inert structures, but researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have now identified a surprising and critically important novel function of the skeleton. They?ve shown for the first time that the skeleton is an endocrine organ that helps control our sugar metabolism and weight and, as such, is a major determinant of the development of type 2 diabetes.
Food :: Hormone regulates fondness for food
Scientists have discovered that leptin, one of the key hormones responsible for reducing hunger and increasing the feeling of fullness, also controls our fondness for food.
Cancer :: Weizmann Institute scientists discover a control mechanism for metastasis
Metastasis ? when cancer cells dissociate from the original tumor and migrate via the blood stream to colonize distant organs ? is the main cause of cancer death.
Psychology :: What do we see when we look at ads?
How do consumers look at advertisements? Most marketing textbooks advance the theory that looking at ads is a predominantly ?dumb process,? driven by visual stimuli such as the size of the ad or the color of the text. However, new research by researchers from the Netherlands and the University of Michigan uses eye-tracking software to reveal that it may be our goals ? the tasks we have in mind ? that drive what we pay attention to, even during a few seconds of ad exposure.
Exercise :: Cardio exercise benefits in male vs. female hearts
While cardiovascular disease occurs in both men and women, it does not affect them in the same way. Risk factors and protective factors for heart diseases are likewise unequal.
Aging :: Testosterone replacement therapy
For decades, older women have taken hormone replacements to replenish estrogen and progesterone levels lost to aging. More recently, testosterone (the most important male hormone) supplements have been used by aging men to improve their muscle mass, bone strength, libido and quality of life.
Smoking :: New research finds high prevalence of smoking among physicians in China
In this first-of-its kind-study, researchers found that 23 percent of 3,552 hospital-based physicians surveyed were smokers, substantially higher than in the United States (3.3 percent), where the smoking prevalence in the general population is 20.9 percent, and the United Kingdom (6.8 percent), with 25 percent prevalence in the general population.
Sleep :: Acute sleep deprivation leads to changes in nighttime urine production for men and women
Danish researchers have examined the urinary patterns of sleep-deprived volunteers and have found that a lack of sleep leads to increased urinary output and more salt in urine. The findings were found to be more prevalent in males than females.
Blood Pressure :: Study finds gender differences in renal and other genes contributing to blood pressure
In a new study, researchers examined the differential contribution of genetic factors involved in regulating blood pressure based on samples drawn from a large community. They found significant differences in genetic contributors to blood pressure in males vs. females.