News tagged with controversial study


Extra pounds may be healthy—as long as its just a few

Turns out a few extra pounds may not be such a bad thing, according to a new analysis of nearly three million adults that showed people who are overweight or slightly obese may live longer.

Overweight and Obesity created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Research duo say that far too many preclinical cancer study results are just plain wrong

(Medical Xpress) -- C. Glenn Begley, formerly head of cancer research at pharmaceutical giant Amgen and Lee M. Ellis a cancer researcher at the University of Texas, have published a paper together in Nature that is sure t ...

Cancer created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Unethical US research killed 83 in Guatemala: panel

At least 83 people died as human guinea pigs in macabre US research on sexually transmitted diseases in Guatemala in the 1940s, a commission ordered by President Barack Obama concluded Monday.

Other created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0