New research suggests a higher-protein, lower-carbohydrate energy-restricted diet has a major positive impact on body…
Month: August 2011
Virus attacks childhood cancers
Researchers are looking to a virus from the same family as the rabies virus to…
Playing highly competitive video games may lead to aggressive behavior
While most research into video games and aggressive behavior has focused on violent games, competitiveness…
Wastewater recycling can multiply greenhouse gas emissions
New research shows that wastewater recycling processes may generate more greenhouse gases than traditional water-treatment…
New salts for chemical ‘soups’
Organozinc reagents are an important class of organometallic compounds with a wide range of applications….
Research aims to starve breast cancer cells
The most common breast cancer uses the most efficient, powerful food delivery system known in…
The brittleness of aging bones: More than loss of bone mass
A new study shows that at microscopic dimensions, the age-related loss of bone quality can…
Leisure-time physical activity increases risk of atrial fibrillation in men, but general health benefits from physical exercise outweigh risk
A Norwegian survey carried out between 1974 and 2003 showed that there was a graded…
Don’t be afraid: very old patients treated with Vitamin K antagonists, if adequately managed, benefit from anticoagulation
Results of the EPICA Study (Elderly Patients followed by Italian Centers for Anticoagulation Study), were…
Elite cross-country skiing linked to increased risk of subsequent arrhythmias
A Swedish study has found a higher incidence of arrhythmias in cross-country skiers with a…