Weight Loss :: Enviga increase calorie burning
Beginning this week, Enviga, the sparkling green tea proven to burn calories, will start appearing on store shelves across the U.S.
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Drinking :: Female undergraduates participate in drinking games
College women may be playing drinking games (i.e. Kings, Beer Pong, Quarters) at rates similar to college men, according to a study led by researchers at Loyola Marymount University.
Stent :: Stents benefit people at high risk of stroke
People at high risk of stroke due to blocked blood vessels in the brain benefit from successful stent placement, according to a study published in the Feb. 6, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Autism :: Autism may not be the only childhood psychiatric disorder on the rise
The incidence of three childhood neuropsychiatric disorders, including autism, increased among Danish children between 1990 and 2004, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Gene :: Human proteins evolving slowly thanks to multitasking genes
Many human proteins are not as good as they might be because the gene sequences that code for them have a double role which slows down the rate at which they evolve, according to new research published in PLoS Biology.
Stem Cell :: Environmental toxicants like lead, mercury target stem cells
Low levels of toxic substances cause critical stem cells in the central nervous system to prematurely shut down. That is the conclusion of a study published today in the on-line journal PLoS Biology.
Depression :: Symptoms of depression linked to early stages of artery disease
Depressive symptoms — especially physical signs, such as fatigue and loss of appetite — may be associated with thickening arteries, which may reflect an early sign of coronary artery disease, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Heart Disease :: Mentally ill have increased risk of death from heart disease
A large British study indicates that individuals with severe mental illnesses are significantly more likely to die from coronary heart disease and stroke, but not cancer, than those without mental illnesses, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Heart Disease :: Heart disease and stroke awareness low in minority populations
An American Heart Association national study published in the January 2007 issue (Vol. 16, No. 1) of Journal of Women?s Health demonstrated a continuing disparity in awareness and knowledge about heart disease and stroke across racial/ethnic lines, highlighting the need to target educational efforts to black and Hispanic women in particular.
Genome :: Beyond the DNA – Chemical signatures reveal genetic switches in the genome
Investigators from the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have made a breakthrough in identifying functional elements in the human genome, according to a report published online today in Nature Genetics.