Archive: 14/01/2015

Saudis organise public run to tackle rising obesity

Levels of diabetes and obesity are rising in Saudi Arabia, an official said on Wednesday, as Riyadh announced its first publicly organised run to promote a more active lifestyle.

Jan 14, 2015

For obesity research, self-reported diet and physical activity data too inaccurate

Asking patients to self-report their nutrition and physical activity is a common data-collection method used by obesity investigators. But a newly published expert opinion—signed by leading scientists and led by investigators ...

Jan 14, 2015

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The math of one-night stands and long-term relationships

Popular wisdom and established evolutionary science hold that the sexes seek fundamentally different relationships: men want short-term, no-strings-attached relationships whereas women value longer-term, loyal partnerships.

Jan 14, 2015

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Testing for bovine tuberculosis is more effective than badger culls at controlling the disease

Modelling produced by researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has found that the only effective potential Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) control strategies are badger culling, cattle testing, controlling cattle movement, ...

Jan 14, 2015

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Cardiac specialists recommend donor heart allocation changes

A group of leading cardiac specialists has proposed new guidelines for the allocation of donor hearts to patients awaiting transplant. The changes are aimed at improving the organ distribution process to increase the survival ...

Jan 14, 2015

Sierra Leone president predicts 0 Ebola cases by March end

Even as his country registered 19 new Ebola cases over a 24-hour period, Sierra Leone's president is predicting there will be zero new confirmed cases by the end of March.

Jan 14, 2015

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Scientists look to heart disease and strokes for clues to treating Alzheimer's

A growing body of research suggests that the most common cause of dementia in older people is a mix of vascular and Alzheimer's-related brain abnormalities, and that approximately half of people who die with Alzheimer's also ...

Jan 14, 2015