Archive: 26/08/2013

Chalky teeth: A silent epidemic damaging 1 in 6 children's teeth

Melbourne researchers call on parents, dentists and other health professionals to act to save children's teeth.

Aug 26, 2013

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Obesity/mortality paradox demonstrates urgent need for more refined metabolic measures

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania point out that the body mass index (BMI), based on the weight and height, is not an accurate measure of body fat content and does not account ...

Aug 26, 2013

Scientists mimic natural conditions in the lab to more accurately test stress

(Medical Xpress)—With a unique focus on methodology, Huck Institutes researchers studying rat behavior show that chronic, unpredictable stress during adolescence causes long-term changes in cognitive bias and coping response.

Aug 26, 2013

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Busted drink driving? It's more likely in the country than the city

If you live in a rural area and are weighing up whether or not to drink and drive, then think again because new research shows drivers are more likely to be busted in the country than the city.

Aug 26, 2013

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Tasty Solution: Better beverages for people who have trouble swallowing

After having a stroke in 2008, Jan Blume lost the ability to swallow for two full years. As she slowly regained that vital function, she faced a new challenge: drinking the thickened beverages that are recommended for people ...

Aug 26, 2013

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Ground-breaking work to improve gene therapy

For many disabling or fatal diseases, there is pre-clinical or clinical evidence of the potential therapeutic benefits of gene therapy. Unfortunately, the limitations of current gene transfer technologies have prevented successful ...

Aug 26, 2013

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Do men and women really look for different things in a romantic partner?

Scientists demonstrate for first time that men, women mean what they say – guys care more about attractiveness, women care more about social status.

Aug 26, 2013

Personality test a tool for schools

A study of personality in children will inform the development of an Australian-first assessment that helps parents and teachers to better understand a child's personality type.

Aug 26, 2013

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Resisting rich foods: Quieting a gene in mice helps them say no to unhealthy meals

If candy and potato chips didn't beckon from every street corner, wouldn't we all be thin? Thankfully, science is looking at ways to resist. Researchers have found that silencing a particular gene in mice keeps them from ...

Aug 26, 2013

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New function for a messenger molecule

ETH Zurich Assistant Professor Cornelia Halin and her colleagues have discovered a new function of the well-known messenger protein interleukin-7: it facilitates the drainage of lymph fluid from tissues. In the future, the ...

Aug 26, 2013

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