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Study identifies key shift in the brain that creates drive to overeat

A team of American and Italian neuroscientists has identified a cellular change in the brain that accompanies obesity. The findings could explain the body's tendency to maintain undesirable weight levels, rather than an ideal ...

Medical research created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Poultry drug increases levels of toxic arsenic in chicken meat

(Medical Xpress)—Chickens likely raised with arsenic-based drugs result in chicken meat that has higher levels of inorganic arsenic, a known carcinogen, according to a new study led by researchers at theJohns Hopkins Center ...

Health created May 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The smart phone app that helps weight loss

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have developed a smart phone app that helps users lose weight by carefully recording their food consumption.

Overweight and Obesity created May 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0