Archive: 20/01/2016
Genetic component of alcohol consumption confirmed in Western populations
How much alcohol you drink and how hard it affects you are rooted in your DNA. Much studied in Asian populations, this study at the University of Valencia contributes conclusive evidence to an emerging Western scientific ...
Jan 20, 2016
Support is growing for laws that permit physician aid-in-dying
The United States may be on the cusp of changing its collective policy mind on the issue of physician aid-in-dying. Bans remain in 38 states, but in a new Viewpoint essay in the Journal of the American Medical Association, ...
Jan 20, 2016
Obesity debate threatens sugary drinks industry
Soft drink companies see the obesity debate as the biggest threat to their products, according to leading nutrition commentator Professor Marion Nestle.
Jan 20, 2016
Expert explains the latest guidelines for mammograms
The USPSTF has issued another set of recommendations for breast cancer screening. What are they?
Jan 20, 2016
Research reveals connection between tauopathies and disruption in protein synthesis
Assistant Professor Joe Abisambra, researcher at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, has demonstrated for the first time that tau impairs protein synthesis—a key component in memory loss.
Jan 20, 2016