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Weight loss reduces sleep problems in obese men

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Weight loss reduces obstructive sleep apnoea in obese men, with the greatest effect seen in patients with severe disease, according to new research published in the British Medical Journal today.


How calorie-restricted diets fight obesity and extend life span

How calorie-restricted diets fight obesity and extend life span

Medicine & Health / Research

created 13 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists searching for the secrets of how calorie-restricted diets increase longevity are reporting discovery of proteins in the fat cells of human volunteers that change as pounds drop off. The proteins ...


BMI and waist circumference

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference are well known risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), but a new study reported in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation today now conclu ...


Nevada professor devises new childhood obesity screening tools

Nevada professor devises new childhood obesity screening tools

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A University of Nevada, Reno professor who thinks the present weight management charts and screening tools for children are too difficult to understand and use has devised new, simpler charts that pediatricians ...


College football linemen take one for the team in terms of health

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The high-intensity exercise performed by college football linemen does not protect them from obesity, related health problems and the potential for cardiovascular disease later in life, new research suggests.


High-fat low-carb diets could mean significant heart risk

Medicine & Health / Health

created 15 hours ago | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 10

New scientific research has shown that low-carbohydrate high-fat diets, made popular by the likes of the Atkins diet, do not achieve more weight loss than low-fat high-carbohydrate diets. Worryingly, the research, lead by ...


Ted Turner gets OK for Yellowstone bison on ranch (AP)

Ted Turner gets OK for Yellowstone bison on ranch

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The head of Montana's wildlife agency has given preliminary approval to a plan calling for 74 bison from Yellowstone National Park to go to billionaire Ted Turner's private ranch.


NC State vets lead way in disaster response for animals

NC State vets lead way in disaster response for animals

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most people can picture the first responders who come to the rescue in the wake of a natural disaster. But who provides emergency help for the dogs, cats and horses that people love? And who takes care of ...


Fish with attitude: Some like it hot

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coral reef fish can undergo a personality change in warmer water, according to an intriguing new study suggesting that climate change may make some species more aggressive.


Lifelong memories linked to stable nerve connections

Lifelong memories linked to stable nerve connections

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Our ability to learn new information and adapt to changes in our daily environment, as well as to retain lifelong memories, appears to lie in the minute junctions where nerve cells communicate, according to ...



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