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uBiome project seeking to sequence the human microbiome

(Medical Xpress)—Three health researchers have set up a project called uBiome, on the crowd sourcing site indiegogo, with the aim of sequencing the human microbiome—microbes that live on and in the hu ...

Medical research created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Children's body fat linked to Vitamin D insufficiency in mothers

Children are more likely to have more body fat during childhood if their mother has low levels of Vitamin D during pregnancy, according to scientists at the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU), ...

Health created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Seeing others smoke encourages young people to smoke more

Young people who smoke each day light up more cigarettes if they see other young smokers. Anti-smoking campaigns wrongly ignore this implicit effect, says Dutch researcher Zeena Harakeh.

Health created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2