Body found along bike trail
WHIO-TV 7 Dayton Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:30 AM PST
Someone walking on the bike trail near Corry Street found the body of a white male in his mid-50s Sunday morning. Police were called to the scene around 8:10 a.m. Investigator Naomi Penrod says that the body was half on the trail, and half in the grass. A .38 caliber revolver was found nearby. She says the victim died from a gunshot wound to the chest. The body has been taken to the Montgomery ... |
Genetic study links body clock receptor to diabetes
PhysOrg Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:10 AM PST
A study published in Nature Genetics today has found new evidence for a link between the body clock hormone melatonin and type 2 diabetes. The study found that people who carry rare genetic mutations in the receptor for melatonin have a much higher risk of type 2 diabetes. |
Genetic regulation of metabolomic biomarkers -- paths to cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes
PhysOrg Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:10 AM PST
In a study to the genetic variance of human metabolism, researchers have identified thirty one regions of the genome that were associated with levels of circulating metabolites, i.e., small molecules that take part in various chemical reactions of human body. Many of the studied metabolites are biomarkers for cardiovascular disease or related disorders, thus the loci uncovered may provide ... |
Body clock gene 'link' to diabetes
Press Association via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:04 AM PST
Defective versions of a "body clock" gene greatly increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, a study has shown. |
Slimming clubs are a 'straitjacket'? No | Leila Morris
Guardian Unlimited Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:54 AM PST
I didn't go to Weight Watchers to look like Beyoncé â€" I just wanted to be healthy again. What's so wrong with that? The author and psychotherapist Susie Orbach wrote recently that she thinks slimming clubs give women unrealistic expectations about weight loss. Speaking at a parliamentary inquiry on body image, Orbach said that slimming clubs lock women in "straitjackets for the rest of their ... |
This week's new film events
Guardian Unlimited Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:57 AM PST
David Lynch, London & Edinburgh Has Lynch really retired? Maybe not, but you get the feeling he has done all he can and he's created a body of work that only gets stronger with age. Even "failures" like Dune are worth revisiting, while triumphs such as Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man or Mulholland Drive can be watched over and over â€" with the help of this retrospective. Lynch's ... |
Aesthetic body contouring plastic surgery helps restore confidence, improve lifestyle after major weight loss
La Jolla Light Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:53 AM PST
Anyone who has ever undertaken a diet knows that, no matter how successful the method, losing weight is only half the battle when it comes to maintaining a fit, healthy body for life. In the case of extreme weight loss, this is especially true: formerly obese individuals must contend not only with the strictures of a healthier lifestyle, but also with unsightly excess skin that hangs on after ... |
Antibiotics abuse may lead to superbugs
WSFA 12 Montgomery Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:24 AM PST
Doctors say taking antibiotics without a prescription or failing to follow the directions on the prescription gives the bacteria in your body a chance to develop resistance to the antibiotic. |
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