Archive: 10/08/2017

How 'clean eating' can damage children's health

Clean eating seems ideal for parents who want to establish their children's healthy habits early on. It's no surprise really: "clean eating" is the perfect buzz term for parents who are faced with supermarket shelves full ...

Aug 10, 2017

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Scots' sugar rush driving 'obesity epidemic', figures suggest

Scots' daily consumption of 110 tonnes of sugar from cut-price food and drink is fuelling obesity, a University of Stirling academic has warned.

Aug 10, 2017

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The real reason middle-aged men in Lycra dominate cycling (it's not a mid-life crisis)

The British cycling boom of the last decade has brought a new creature onto the UK's roads. They can be spotted in both town and country but they're most commonly seen on a weekend, travelling in groups and easily recognisable ...

Aug 10, 2017

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Failed treatment for chikungunya highlights the need for extreme caution when manipulating the immune system

A*STAR researchers found that a treatment they developed for chikungunya, a disease causing painful joint inflammation, was successful when administered closely preceding an infection, but made things much worse if subjects—in ...

Aug 10, 2017

Small molecule inhibitor prevents or impedes tooth cavities in a preclinical model

University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have created a small molecule that prevents or impedes tooth cavities in a preclinical model. The inhibitor blocks the function of a key virulence enzyme in an oral bacterium, ...

Aug 10, 2017

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The Keto diet—is eating more fat the key to weight loss?

Models, athletes and celebrities swear by the ketogenic "keto" diet to help shed those unwanted pounds. The keto diet encourages eating more cheese, butter and bacon; it's a low-carb, high-fat diet akin to the Atkins Diet ...

Aug 10, 2017

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Researchers trace the Asian origins of Zika's global spread

Genomic detectives have traced the most recent outbreak of Zika—a mosquito-borne virus that became a pandemic linked to neurological defects—back to a strain in South-east Asia.

Aug 10, 2017

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Reward or punishment—finding the best match for your child's personality

One of the more frustrating assumptions in the mix of modern parenting advice is the "tabula rasa" idea that all kids are born as identical clean slates.

Aug 10, 2017

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Study attacks racial disparities in cancer with exercise

Alice Yan knows that beating breast cancer takes more than good medical care: It takes a community of like-minded women determined to live a healthier lifestyle.

Aug 10, 2017

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Statistical component model to identify associations between chemicals and toxicological effects

The joint Aalto University, Karolinska Institute and Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) study included over 1,300 known pharmaceutical molecules, on which there is a wealth of measurement data available.

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