Fruit flies help explain why diet success varies
Food Navigator Europe Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:46 PM PDT
A study on fruit flies has indicated that genetic interaction with diet has a greater impact on body weight than diet alone, which the researchers say can help explain different reactions to similar diets. |
Athletes: Heed tips on beating heat
The Dalton Daily Citizen Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:15 PM PDT
AUGUSTA â€" If you think it’s hot just being outside lately, imagine what it’s like for school athletes during summer practices. Let’s play it safe when it comes to athletes and heat safety. Heat illness is a preventable sports injury that occurs when the body’s ability to cool itself becomes overwhelmed. During exercise, the body cools itself through sweat evaporation. However, during hot, humid ... |
Key step in body's ability to make red blood cells discovered
Science Daily Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:19 PM PDT
Researchers have uncovered a key step in the creation of new red blood cells in an animal study. They found that a tiny fragment of ribonucleic acid (RNA), a chemical cousin of DNA, prompts stem cells to mature into red blood cells. The researchers also created an artificial RNA inhibitor to block this process. |
235 and still alive
Parker Chronicle Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:10 PM PDT
I’ve always struggled with my weight. I’ve written about it in this column. I’ve done a whole series with fitness and nutrition experts in the past, but 14 months ago, my weight started to creep up to 280 pounds at 5 feet 10 inches. I was almost 30 percent body fat. |
Woman dying of meningitis texted pictures of rash
Gulf Times Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:52 PM PDT
A woman who was denied antibiotics that could have stopped her dying from meningitis texted her mother photographs of the tell-tale rash spreading across her body in the hours before her death, an inquest has heard. |
1 killed in plane crash pulled from Lake Michigan
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:40 PM PDT
LUDINGTON, Mich. - Authorities have recovered another victim of a small plane crash in Lake Michigan more than a week ago. The Mason County, Mich., Sheriff's Office says the victim's body was recovered Saturday night. One of the four missing passengers still has not been recovered. |
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