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Fat substitutes linked to weight gain: Rats on high-fat diet gained more weight after eating low-calorie potato chips made with fat substitutes
June 20th, 2011, 3:10 pm
Synthetic fat substitutes used in low-calorie potato chips and other foods could backfire and contribute to weight gain and obesity, a new study suggests.
Signaling pathway is 'executive software' of airway stem cells
June 20th, 2011, 3:10 pm
Researchers have found out how mouse basal cells that line airways "decide" to become one of two types of cells that assist in airway-clearing duties. Read more »
Panic symptoms increase steadily, not acutely, after stressful event
June 20th, 2011, 1:31 pm
When stressful life events, such as a layoff, happen to people with panic disorder, the result is often not an immediate and acute attack. Read more »
Discovery of parathyroid glow promises to reduce endocrine surgery risk
June 20th, 2011, 1:31 pm
Researchers have discovered that parathyroid glands have a natural fluorescence that can be used during surgery to identify these tiny organs, which are hard to find with the naked eye.
'My dishwasher is trying to kill me': New research finds harmful fungal pathogens living in dishwasher seals
June 20th, 2011, 1:31 pm
A potentially pathogenic fungus has found a home living in extreme conditions in some of the most common household appliances, researchers have found. Read more »
Bodychecking and the risk of injury in youth ice hockey
June 20th, 2011, 12:20 pm
The age at which bodychecking is introduced in youth ice hockey does not appear to affect overall risk of injury and concussion, although introducing it at the Pee Wee level (ages 11-12) reduces the r Read more »
Dangers of portable pools uncovered
June 20th, 2011, 12:20 pm
As the weather gets warmer, many parents will turn to pools to keep their family cool. Read more »
High prevalence and severity of childhood food allergy in the US
June 20th, 2011, 12:20 pm
A national study of food allergies in the US, the largest of its kind, finds that more children have food allergies than previously reported.
Device could improve harvest of stem cells from umbilical cord blood
June 20th, 2011, 12:20 pm
A graduate student team has invented a system to significantly boost the number of stem cells collected from a newborn's umbilical cord and placenta, so that many more patients with leukemia, lymphoma Read more »
Need a nap? Find yourself a hammock
June 20th, 2011, 12:20 pm
For grownups, drifting off for an afternoon snooze is often easier said than done. But many of us have probably experienced just how simple it can be to catch those zzz's in a gently rocking hammock. Read more »
No injury spike in Bantam bodychecking
June 20th, 2011, 12:20 pm
A new study shows that when bodychecking is introduced into Bantam ice hockey there is no difference between overall injury rates or concussion, regardless of whether players have prior bodychecking e Read more »
Reducing lifelong disability from sports injuries in children
June 20th, 2011, 12:20 pm
To protect children from lifelong injuries in sports, we need a public health approach similar to that mounted against smoking and drunk driving, according to experts.
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