Saturn was playing the lightning storm blues. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has captured images of last…
Month: July 2012
Higher job strain associated with increased cardiovascular risk for women
Women with high job strain are 67% more likely to experience a heart attack and…
Primate behavior: Chimps select smart tools, monkeys intentionally beg
Chimpanzees use weight to pick the best tool, and monkeys beg more when they’re paid…
Unique Neandertal arm morphology due to scraping, not spearing
Unique arm morphology in Neandertals was likely caused by scraping activities such as hide preparation,…
Oral immunotherapy shows promise as treatment for children with egg allergy, study finds
A team of researchers has found that young children with egg allergies can benefit from…
As mushrooms evolve to live with trees, they give up DNA associated with decomposing cellulose
New research finds that Amanita mushrooms’ evolution has largely been away from species that help…
Oral immunotherapy shows promise as treatment for egg allergy
Giving children and adolescents with egg allergy small but increasing daily doses of egg white…
New metric for obesity strongly correlated to premature death
Researchers have developed a new metric to measure obesity, called A Body Shape Index, or…
‘Egg therapy’ shows promise for treatment of egg allergies
Giving children with egg allergies increasingly higher doses of the very food they are allergic…
Researchers Discover Promising New Treatment for Egg Allergy
Giving egg-allergic children small amounts of egg over many months found to reduce severe reactions,…