Adolescent obesity is a major public health problem that impacts one out of every three children, resulting in 4-5 million overweight youth in the United States. Researchers have now evaluated differences in weight control behaviors, including dietary intake and physical activity, comparing overweight adolescents who lost weight and those who did not in order to [...]
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Testosterone gets female canaries singing. Dutch researchers know how you can make a female canary sing using testosterone and the protein BDNF. Normally, female canaries don’t sing, but with a few tweaks, the females’ brain structure can be altered in a way that lets them burst into song. Their singing can even be considered sexy.
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Testosterone gets female canaries singing. Dutch researchers know how you can make a female canary sing using testosterone and the protein BDNF. Normally, female canaries don’t sing, but with a few tweaks, the females’ brain structure can be altered in a way that lets them burst into song. Their singing can even be considered sexy.
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High-frequency ultrasound with elastography can help differentiate between cancerous and benign skin conditions, according to a new study.
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Researchers have characterized a deadly new strain of Salmonella, which emerged over an 18-month period. This type of Salmonella normally causes diarrhea and is rarely fatal but, by becoming resistant to antibiotics, acquiring the ability to spread from person to person, the new strain has become a health care challenge in Africa, killing up to [...]
Chicken collagen can provide relief from rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. A randomized, controlled trial has found that Chicken type II collagen, a protein extracted from the cartilage of chicken breast, is a safe and effective treatment for RA.
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NASA mission managers are assessing options for future operations of the venerable QuikScat satellite following the age-related failure of a mechanism that spins the scatterometer antenna. This spinning antenna had been providing near-real-time ocean- surface wind speed and direction data over 90 percent of the global ocean every day.
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Despite improvements in obstetric care services, women from deprived areas are still more likely to give birth to a very preterm baby compared with mothers from more affluent areas, finds a new study.
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A new study suggests that the inner sense of our cardiovascular state, our “interoceptive awareness” of the heart pounding, relies on two independent pathways, contrary to what had been asserted by prominent researchers.
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Scientists in Germany have found a new signaling pathway which stimulates the production and function of so-called brown fat cells. They propose using these cells that serve as a “natural heating system” in order to just ‘burn’ unwanted excess fat.