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Exercise keeps dangerous visceral fat away a year after weight loss (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A study conducted by exercise physiologists in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Human Studies finds that as little as 80 minutes a week of aerobic or resistance training helps not only to prevent ...





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Insect resistance to Bt crops can be predicted, monitored and managed

Biology / Ecology

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Since 1996, crop plants genetically modified to produce bacterial proteins that are toxic to certain insects, yet safe for people, have been planted on more than 200 million hectares worldwide. The popularity of these Bt ...


Developing 'green' tires that boost mileage and cut carbon dioxide emissions

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new generation of "green" automobile tires that can boost fuel efficiency without sacrificing safety and durability is rolling their way through the research pipeline. The new tires could help add an extra mile or two per ...


Slowing evolution to stop drug resistance

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infectious organisms that become resistant to antibiotics are a serious threat to human society. They are also a natural part of evolution. In a new project, researchers at the University of Gothenburg are attempting to find ...


Turn On, Tune In, Develop?

Turn On, Tune In, Develop? Researchers Examine How Brain Benefits From Musical Training

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 4

For most people music is an enjoyable, although momentary, form of entertainment. But for those who seriously practiced a musical instrument when they were young, perhaps when they played in a school orchestra ...


Parent training complements medication for treating behavioral problems in children with PDD

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Treatment that includes medication plus a structured training program for parents reduces serious behavioral problems in children with autism and related conditions, according to a study funded by the National Institute of ...


Study shows brief training in meditation may help manage pain

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Living with pain is stressful, but a surprisingly short investment of time in mental training can help you cope.


Postmenopausal women with higher testosterone levels

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Postmenopausal women who have higher testosterone levels may be at greater risk of heart disease, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome compared to women with lower testosterone levels, according to a new study accepted ...


New Test May Predict Heart Disease Events and the Effect of Weight Loss on Insulin Resistance

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemical fingerprints produced by the body's normal metabolic processes predict who will suffer cardiovascular events and who will benefit from weight loss by reduction of insulin resistance, according two ...


Playing active video games can equal moderate intensity exercise

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created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Active Wii sports video games and some Wii fit activities may increase adults' energy expenditure as much as moderately intense exercise, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions ...


Australian researchers first in the world to solve the genetic code of canola

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Until recently, the genetic code of canola was a mystery. Australian researcher Dr David Edwards, in collaboration with Bayer CropScience and Keygene N.V., is the first in the world to have solved the code, ...



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