Computer and web-based weight management programs may provide a cost effective way of addressing the…
Month: August 2012
Dark chocolate, cocoa compounds, may reduce blood pressure
Compounds in cocoa may help to reduce blood pressure, according to a new systematic review….
Researchers feed pigs, chickens high-protein fungus grown on ethanol leftovers
A research team is feeding fungi grown on the leftovers of ethanol production to pigs…
Scientists can now block heroin, morphine addiction
In a major breakthrough, an international team of scientists has proven that addiction to morphine…
Deep inside the body, tiny mechanical microscope diagnoses disease
Tiny space age probes — those that can see inside single living cells — are…
Yo-yo dieting does not thwart weight loss efforts or alter metabolism long term, study finds
A new study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, published online in the…
Do host cities get an economic ‘Olympic bounce’?
Does the modern model of economic revitalization through hosting the Olympic Games really work for…
Health consequences of meltdown, damage to Fukushima nuclear power plants in Japan
Researchers report on the psychological status of workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plants in…
Orbiter views NASA’s new Mars rover in color
The first color image taken from orbit showing NASA’s rover Curiosity on Mars includes details…
‘Strawberry’ birthmarks grow rapidly when babies just weeks old
Strawberry-shaped birthmarks called infantile hemangiomas grow rapidly in infants much earlier than previously thought, researchers…