News tagged with body
We are getting fatter, whichever way we turn
We are getting fatter - no matter which way we look at it, a Deakin University analysis of two popular obesity testing methods has found.
Feb 03, 2012 |
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New research shows early bone growth linked to bone density in later life
Researchers from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with a research group in Delhi, India, have shown that growth in early childhood can affect bone density in adult life, which could lead to an increased risk ...
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Assessing the value of BMI screening and surveillance in schools
The value of routine body mass index (BMI) screening in schools has been a topic of ongoing controversy. An expert Roundtable Discussion in the current issue of Childhood Obesity, a peer-reviewed journal publis ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Body image not always a drag on women's wellbeing
Deakin University psychology researchers have found that body image isn't always a negative experience for women.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Electronic tattoo monitors brain, heart and muscles (w/ video)
Imagine if there were electronics able to prevent epileptic seizures before they happen. Or electronics that could be placed on the surface of a beating heart to monitor its functions. The problem is that ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Researcher studies hockey and football concussions: Is it time for major changes?
(Medical Xpress) -- Imagine ice hockey without body checking and football with less hitting. What might sound blasphemous to hockey and football fans and players has more support than you may imagine. And ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Lumbar disc degeneration more likely in overweight and obese adults
One of the largest studies to investigate lumbar spine disc degeneration found that adults who are overweight or obese were significantly more likely to have disc degeneration than those with a normal body mass index (BMI). ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Genetic study links body clock receptor to diabetes
A study published in Nature Genetics today has found new evidence for a link between the body clock hormone melatonin and type 2 diabetes. The study found that people who carry rare genetic mutations in the receptor for me ...
Jan 29, 2012 |
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Rap music powers rhythmic action of medical sensor
(PhysOrg.com) -- The driving bass rhythm of rap music can be harnessed to power a new type of miniature medical sensor designed to be implanted in the body.
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Physician's weight may influence obesity diagnosis and care
A patient's body mass index (BMI) may not be the only factor at play when a physician diagnoses a patient as obese. According to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the diagnosis ...
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Vesta likely cold and dark enough for ice
(PhysOrg.com) -- Though generally thought to be quite dry, roughly half of the giant asteroid Vesta is expected to be so cold and to receive so little sunlight that water ice could have survived there for ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Brown fat burns calories in adult humans
Brown adipose tissue (often known as brown fat) is a specialized tissue that burns calories to generate body heat in rodents and newborn humans, neither of which shiver.
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Many people continue to smoke after being diagnosed with cancer
A new analysis has found that a substantial number of lung and colorectal cancer patients continue to smoke after being diagnosed. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the st ...
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Mexico enacts rules against 'miracle cure' ads
(AP) -- Mexico enacted tough new rules Thursday to ban advertising of "miracle cures" for weight loss, sagging body parts and more serious illnesses like prostate ailments, chronic fatigue and even cancer.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Chemists unlock potential target for drug development
A receptor found on blood platelets whose importance as a potential pharmaceutical target has long been questioned may in fact be fruitful in drug testing, according to new research from Michigan State University ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jan 19, 2012 |
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