A new mathematical model has applications to the study of gas kicks in deep-water oil…
Month: August 2011
Smoking soon after waking raises risk of lung and head and neck cancers
Smokers who tend to take their first cigarette soon after they wake up in the…
Malaria mosquito is disappearing, but it is not necessarily just good news
The incidence of malaria in many African countries south of the Sahara is falling rapidly,…
Slim down by targeting the hormone uroguanylin
The number of people who are obese and suffer one or more of its associated…
Protein linked to Parkinson’s disease may regulate fat metabolism
Researchers have found that Parkin, an important protein linked with some cases of early-onset Parkinson’s…
Third genetic link to osteoarthritis discovered
Researchers have revealed the third gene associated with osteoarthritis, a painful and debilitating disease that…
Could a tumor suppressor also fight obesity? Research reveals hormone receptor GCC’s role in appetite
The hormone receptor guanylyl cyclase C (GCC) has been established as a suppressor of colorectal…
Methods proposed to improve how observational studies are conducted
Statisticians point out that medical and other observational studies often produce results that are later…
Biological communities studied at historical WWII shipwrecks along North Carolina
In the waters off the North Carolina coast, historically-significant World War II submarines and shipwrecks…
Few health problems are caused by vaccines, review of studies suggests
An analysis of more than 1,000 research articles concluded that few health problems are caused…