Caesarean section delivery may double the risk of subsequent childhood obesity, finds new research.
Month: May 2012
Calcium supplements linked to significantly increased heart attack risk, study suggests
Calcium supplements might increase the risk of having a heart attack, and should be “taken…
Turtles more closely related to birds than lizards and snakes, genetic evidence shows
Having recently looked at more than a thousand of the least-changed regions in the genomes…
The goldilocks effect: Babies choose ‘Just right’ experiences
Infants ignore information that is too simple or too complex, focusing instead on situations that…
IUDs, implants most effective birth control, study suggests
A study to evaluate birth control methods has found dramatic differences in their effectiveness. Women…
Docs slower to drop ‘Black box’ drugs when access to drug reps is restricted
After years of reducing their contact with pharmaceutical sales representatives, physicians now risk an unintended…
Bark beetle may impact air quality, climate
If you’ve traveled to a forested national park out West in recent years, you may…
NASA Ames helps re-enter the Dragon
Decades of rigorous research, testing and development performed in the Entry Systems and Technology Division…
Fukushima’s radiation effects: World experts to assess impacts from Japanese power plant
World experts on the effects of atomic radiation have agreed to start an assessment of…
Sociologists’ research study finds everyday tax talk is ‘morally charged’
A new study by sociologists demonstrates how everyday “tax talk” is morally charged and how…