Archive: 15/08/2012
Doing the math to fight childhood obesity
Dieters often use online calorie calculators to stay true to their weight-loss plan. Translating the concept to the population health arena, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health created the ...
Aug 15, 2012
Acute stress alters control of gene activity
Acute stress alters the methylation of the DNA and thus the activity of certain genes. This is reported by researchers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum together with colleagues from Basel, Trier and London for the first ...
Aug 15, 2012
Cleanliness is next to... conservatism?
(Medical Xpress) -- In every election cycle, politicians on both sides of the aisle are accused of practicing dirty politics. Neither side is immune from these charges but research from psychological science suggests ...
Aug 15, 2012