Schools help kids choose carrots over candy bars
When schools adopt healthful nutrition policies and practices, kids' diets improve.
Nov 13, 2013
Archive: 13/11/2013
Study finds gymnasts' face high exposure to flame retardants
Competitive gymnasts have a higher exposure to potentially harmful flame-retardants than the general population, likely because such contaminants are present in foam used in gym equipment, a study led by Boston University ...
Nov 13, 2013
Breathalyzer technology detects acetone levels to monitor blood glucose in diabetics
A novel hand-held, noninvasive monitoring device that uses multilayer nanotechnology to detect acetone has been shown to correlate with blood-glucose levels in the breath of diabetics. This research is being presented at ...
Nov 13, 2013
Hungary: Baby delivered from brain-dead mother
A university hospital in Hungary says a premature but healthy baby was delivered after doctors kept the child's brain-dead mother on life support for three months.
Nov 13, 2013
New compound inhibits cognitive impairment in animal models of Alzheimer's disease
The novel compound IRL-1620 may be useful in treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) as it has been shown to prevent cognitive impairment and oxidative stress in animal models. This research is being presented at the 2013 American ...
Nov 13, 2013
Back to the future: Nostalgia increases optimism
New research from the University of Southampton shows that feeling nostalgic about the past will increase optimism about the future.
Nov 13, 2013
Human stem cells used to elucidate mechanisms of beta-cell failure in diabetes
Scientists from the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute and Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have used stem cells created from the skin of patients with a rare form of diabetes—Wolfram syndrome—to ...
Nov 13, 2013
New study shows 'slow-onset' heart attack symptoms directly contribute to delay in accessing emergency treatment
A major new Irish study carried out by researchers at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin and recently published in the leading international peer reviewed journal, the Journal of Emergency Medicine ...
Nov 13, 2013
