‘Life-extending’ dietary supplement helps lemurs lose weight
June 22nd, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 22 (ANI): In a study on lemurs, researchers found that resveratrol-known as dietary supplement for its supposed life-extending effects-could result in significant weight loss in these primates.This is the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Japanese researches film artificial butterfly in flight
May 20th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 20 (ANI): A group of Japanese researchers has succeeded in building a fully functional replica model - an ornithopter - of a swallowtail butterfly, and they have filmed it flying.The ... Read more...
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Scientists succeed in flying, filming replica butterfly
May 20th, 2010 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 20 (IANS) Japanese researchers have built a fully functional replica of a swallowtail butterfly or ornithopter and they have filmed it in flight.
Among the various types of butterflies, swallowtails are ... Read more...
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Ethnicity key to accurate obesity measurements
April 22nd, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 22 (ANI): A new study has found that the current National Institutes of Health BMI cut-off values fail to identify many women as obese, as it does not take ethnic ... Read more...
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Fat may be humans’ ’sixth taste’
March 8th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar 8 (ANI): An Australian study has revealed that humans have a sixth taste by which they can detect fat.Using a series of taste-testing experiments, researchers from Deakin University have found ... Read more...
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Better food makes high-latitude animals bigger
January 29th, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 29 (IANS) Animals at high latitudes grow better than their counterparts closer to the equator because higher-latitude vegetation is more nutritious, says a new study.
The report presents a novel ... Read more...
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Raising kids may lower parents’ blood pressure
January 16th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) Kids can now take credit for their parents' good health. Research says parenthood is linked with lower blood pressure (BP), particularly among women.
Brigham Young University (BYU) researchers ... Read more...
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Parenthood linked to lower BP
January 15th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 15 (ANI): Parenthood can be stressful, but it has health benefits too, says a new study.The study by Brigham Young University researchers showed that parenthood is linked to lower blood ... Read more...
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City robins have to diet to prevent themselves getting fat in late night binges
December 22nd, 2009 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 22 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have discovered that robins living in cities have to diet to prevent themselves getting fat in late night binges.According to a report in ... Read more...
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It’s official: Dogs are smarter than cats, but just
December 10th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 10 (ANI): The world is divided into "dog people" and "cat people", each passionately believing that their preferred pet is superior. Now, a new study has put an end to ... Read more...
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Giant “lungless” worm found living on land with no legs
November 19th, 2009 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 19 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have discovered a new giant wormlike amphibian species that can survive on land with no nostrils, lungs, or legs.According to a report ... Read more...
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‘Alternate-day” fasting the best bet to fight flab
November 7th, 2009 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 07 (ANI): Alternate-day fasting can be the right way lose weight and boost cardio-vascular health, experts from University of Illinois at Chicago have suggested.The conclusion was reached after observing 16 ... Read more...
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Living near fast food joints actually lowers your obesity risk
October 27th, 2009 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 27 (ANI): A new study has revealed that people living near a variety of restaurants, convenience stores, supermarkets and even fast food outlets, are less likely to be fat.On the ... Read more...
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Mexico City puts obese police personnel on diet
October 17th, 2009 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Oct 17 (EFE) Mexico City authorities have begun the second phase of a programme to get overweight police personnel in the capital to lose weight.
The Police Department's Comprehensive Obesity Care ... Read more...
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Converting white fat cells into brown could harbour obesity cure
October 13th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 13 (ANI): Manipulating a cellular process, called autophagy-which has been found to regulate the formation and inter-conversion of white fat cells and brown fat cells in mice-could solve the problem ... Read more...
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Fatness can lead to ‘brain shrinkage’
August 24th, 2009 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 24 (ANI): A new study from University of California in Los Angeles suggests that piling on the pounds can shrink brains of older people, making them more vulnerable to cognitive ... Read more...
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Young animals better at keeping warm than previously believed
August 21st, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 21 (ANI): A new study has found that young muskoxen conserve heat almost as well as adults, a finding that runs contrary to a longstanding assumption among scientists that young ... Read more...
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Worrying about paying bills can make you ‘fat’
July 8th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 8 (ANI): A new study has found that taking a lot of stress can cause people to pack on pounds.The study looked at the relationship between weight gain and multiple ... Read more...
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Common gastric bypass surgery doubles kidney stone risk
June 18th, 2009 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 18 (ANI): Popular weight loss surgery can almost double the risk of developing kidney stones, say researchers.Johns Hopkins doctors revealed that Roux-en-Y, most common type of gastric bypass surgery appears ... Read more...
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Living near a fast food outlet doesn’t increase weight problems in kids: Study
June 17th, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 17 (ANI): Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) researchers have challenged the age-old belief that living near a fast food outlet increases weight-related problems in kids, and that living near fresh ... Read more...
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Mia Farrow bulks up to prepare for starvation stunt
April 24th, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 24 (ANI): Mia Farrow has bulked up in a bid to prepare for a three-week fast, which has been planned to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn ... Read more...
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Too much or too little sleep increases diabetes risk
April 22nd, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, April 22 (IANS) Too much or too little sleep exposes you to a greater risk of developing type-2 diabetes.
The risk is 250 percent higher for people who sleep less ... Read more...
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Aging knee joints in no danger from exercise, says study
January 28th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) There's some cheerful news for elders who need not worry about their joints being in any kind of danger from exercise.A review study did not turn up any ... Read more...
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Exercise does not increase osteoarthritis risk
January 28th, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 28 (ANI): Regular exercise has no adverse impact on joints, says a new study.Regular exercising is beneficial for weight control, disease management in cardiovascular disease and diabetes, and for ... Read more...
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Great White has the hardest bite among all sharks
January 10th, 2009 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 10 (ANI): A new study has determined that the Great White Shark tops the list of hardest-biting sharks in the ocean.According to a report in Discovery News, in descending ... Read more...
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Science proves old Chinese belief of best cricket fighters having big heads
January 8th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 8 (ANI): Reflecting an 800-year-old Chinese text, researchers at the University of Toronto Mississauga have found that male crickets with larger heads and mouthparts make for more successful fighters ... Read more...
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Kids who sleep less more likely to be obese as adults: Study
November 3rd, 2008 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 3 (ANI): Kids who sleep less are more likely to be obese as adults, according to a New Zealand study.For the study, researchers at the University of Otago followed ... Read more...
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Humans, elephants, trees, bacteria share similar metabolic rates
October 14th, 2008 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 14 (ANI): Metabolic rate and body mass do not have any consistent relationship, according to a new study.
Anastassia Makarieva, a researcher from Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute in St. ... Read more...
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Froghoppers use archery techniques for record-breaking jumps
September 30th, 2008 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 30 (ANI): University of Cambridge researchers have found that froghoppers use archery techniques to achieve the jump of up to 700 mm, more than 100 times their own body ... Read more...
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Flavour enhancer MSG use linked to obesity
August 14th, 2008 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 14 (ANI): A new study has found that people who use monosodium glutamate, or MSG, as a flavour enhancer in their food are more likely to be overweight or ... Read more...
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Flavour enhancer MSG linked to obesity
August 14th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) People who use monosodium glutamate or MSG to spice up their food are more likely to be overweight than others, though their physical activity and calorie intake are ... Read more...
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Thousands of Brits suffering allergies by ”toxic gas from Chinese sofas”
July 22nd, 2008 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 22 (ANI): Thousands of Brits have developed severe allergies after coming in contact with the toxic gas emitted by an anti-mould agent in their Chinese sofas.
An increasing number ... Read more...
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Depression ups diabetes risk, and vice versa
June 18th, 2008 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
Washington, June 18 (ANI): Johns Hopkins doctors say that a study conducted by them shows that people with depression have an increased risk of developing type-2 diabetes, and vice versa.Dr. Sherita ... Read more...
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Obese men, not women, prone to osteoarthritis: study
May 28th, 2008 - 1:21 pm ICT by admin
New York, May 28 (IANS) Obese men - but not women - are more prone to osteoarthritis of both hip and knee and may require hip replacement, according to a new study. ... Read more...
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Overweight men more likely to need hip replacements
May 27th, 2008 - 1:21 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 27 (ANI): Overweight or obese men are more likely to need a hip replacement for osteoarthritis than their leaner counterparts, says a new study.People who are overweight were previously ... Read more...
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