Archive: 05/04/2016

Researchers find a brain link between affective understanding and interpersonal attraction

(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with members from a large number of institutions in Germany has conducted a study that has revealed more about the way interpersonal attraction works in the brain. In their paper published ...

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Subway posting calories nationally as regulation lags (Update)

Subway is moving ahead and posting calorie counts on menu boards nationally despite another delay in a federal rule requiring the information.

Apr 5, 2016

Maternal smoking during pregnancy leaves its lasting mark on the child's genetic make-up

If mothers smoke during pregnancy, they influence the epigenetic programming of their unborn child's genetic make-up in the long term. This may give rise to an increased risk of the development of disease risks later in the ...

Apr 5, 2016

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Research holds promise for Alzheimer's diagnostic blood test

University of Otago researchers have discovered a promising new marker that could help diagnose Alzheimer's disease—and all that might be required is a simple blood test.

Apr 5, 2016

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Perth shoppers see stars in the supermarket

Shoppers want food labels that have already done the hard sums on nutritional value for them, and Perth's grocery buyers have recently revealed their appetite for food labels rests with the Health Star Rating (HSR) system.

Apr 5, 2016

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The effect of the economic crisis on birth outcome in Spain

The unprecedented post-war European economic crisis which began in 2007 and the resulting fiscal austerity policies are generally considered to have had a negative impact on public health. A study published in the Annals ...

Apr 5, 2016

Presently recommended exercise levels may be much more than needed for significant health benefits

International physical activity guidelines generally recommend 150 minutes a week of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity, but a critical review of the literature indicates that just half this level of activity ...

Apr 5, 2016