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Gut bacteria could be stunting children’s growth
Excessive could damage small intestines of young children and stunt their growth. One possible factor contributing to stunting is damage to the gut – “environmental enteropathy” – leading to inflammation and poor uptake of dietary nutrients. The origins of environmental […]
Air pollution linked to obesity
Just eight weeks of exposure to Beijing’s polluted air caused lab rats to gain weight and have heart and metabolic problems. A study appearing in the March issue of the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology […]
Why “sleeping on it” helps
A new research at the University of Bristol reveals how brain activity during sleep sorts through the huge number of experiences we encounter every day, filing only the important information in memory. The new discoveries, made by researchers from Bristol’s […]
Paper skin sensors can “feel”
A sensor, called Paper Skin, can feel touch, pressure, touch, pressure, temperature, acidity and humidity. A team of electrical engineers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) developed the Paper Skin. Their work was published on February 19, […]
Low-carb, high fat diet packs on pounds
A low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet (also known as the Paleo diet) can cause rapid weight gain and health complications in just eight weeks. The finding, detailed in a paper in Nature journal Nutrition and Diabetes, has prompted University of Melbourne researchers […]
Alzheimer’s drug may help smokers quit
University of Pennsylvania researchers Rebecca Ashare and Heath Schmidt studied an Alzheimer’s drug to help people stop smoking. In a study consisting of a rat trial and a human trial, Ashare and Schmidt studied the effects of two acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, […]
Wii may improve real world skills
A team of researchers say that motion-controlled video games like those in Wii, is good practice for real-life sports. Participants in a study who played 18 rounds of a video golf game that used a motion controller to simulate putting […]
Scientists discover way to track and stop viruses
A Virginia Tech scientist has found a way to not only track viral hijackers, but also potentially stop them from replicating. The findings were recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “Even though these viruses infect […]
Pope Francis okays contraception to cope with Zika virus
In his in-flight interview from Juarez to Rome, Pope Francis answered questions from the press, including his thoughts on contraception and the Zika virus. The virus is linked to babies born with too small heads. Paloma García Ovejero asked the […]
Marijuana linked to depression, drug use
In a new study published online by JAMA Psychiatry, Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H., of the Columbia University Medical Center/New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, and coauthors examined marijuana use and the risk of mental health and substance use disorders […]
