For decades now, researchers have been trying, without success, to develop drugs that slow or…
Month: January 2013
Estrogen fights urinary infection in mouse study
Estrogen levels drop dramatically in menopause, a time when the risk of urinary tract infections…
Pavlov’s rats? Rodents trained to link rewards to visual cues
In experiments on rats outfitted with tiny goggles, scientists say they have learned that the…
Brain of ampelosaur from Cuenca (Spain) revealed
Scientists have made a 3-D reconstruction of the remains of ampelosaur, found in 2007 in…
Many apples a day keep the blues at bay
Eating more fruit and vegetables may make young people calmer, happier and more energetic in…
More small meat-eating dinosaurs than thought
Researchers used fossilized teeth to identify at least 23 species of small meat-eating dinosaurs.
Experts propose overhaul of ethics oversight of research
The longstanding ethical framework for protecting human volunteers in medical research needs to be replaced…
Risk of lung cancer death has risen dramatically among women smokers in recent decades
Female smokers have a much greater risk of death from lung cancer and chronic obstructive…
Self-reported BMI bias estimates increasing due to weight bias, not weight loss
The gap between obesity levels measured by self-reported height and weight and obesity recorded by…
Effect of taking smaller bites outweighs tendency to eat more when distracted
Eating while distracted generally makes people eat more without being aware of it, but reducing…