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Infant Formula Contaminated with Fuel Rocket
When it comes to food, everybody appears to be in danger, from infants to the very old. Nothing is...
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New Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease Proves Successful in Mice
A study published in the 20 March issue of the journal Science concluded that by electrically...
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Deep Brain Stimulation: A Remedy For Parkinson’s Patients?
Deep brain stimulation improves both physical function and quality of life in...
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Chemical In Our Stomach Might Help Us Fight Obesity
As more and more people suffer from obesity and,
consequently, obesity-related diseases,...
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Obesity Is in Your Genes and...Brain!
Eating too much to simply satisfy your pleasure for food?
Then you’re probably one of those people...
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Obese People Experience Less Pleasure From Eating
When you see a person weighing more than usual, the first
thought that crosses your mind is that...
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Study Links Brain Chemical to Grief
On
Wednesday, scientists revealed that a brain chemical played an important role
in dealing with...
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The Nobel Prize In Chemistry Shared By Three Scientists
The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded today to two Americans
and one Japanese for their...
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The Hypothalamus Plays a Role In Obesity
Scientists conducting experiments on mice have noticed that
overfeeding the rodents triggers a...
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Google Co-founder Sergey Brin Blogs About His Parkinson’s Risk
How would you react if you found out there are high chances
that you develop a certain condition...
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FDA Says Plastic Chemical Is Safe, Studies Claim It Poses Health Risks
A preliminary report by the FDA declared
the levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and other...
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Baby Bottle Chemical Bisphenol A Once Again under Fire
The Department of Health and Human Services’ National
Toxicology Program on Wednesday released a...
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It’s Not You, It’s My DNA
Commitment
issues encrypted in men’s DNA. That’s what a team of researchers at the
Karolinska...
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Baby Bottle Chemical Bysphenol A Is Safe, FDA Report Says
Bisphenol A, the chemical found in polycarbonate plastic,
including baby bottles, is safe at...
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PET Scans Could Detect Alzheimer’s Brain Plaques
Positron Emission Tomography (PET), a method of medical
imaging, appears to be a successful...
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SIDS–Related Breakthrough: Serotonin
In this week’s issue of the journal Science,
Italian researchers presented the results of a...
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Report Warns on Serious Mental Problems in Teens Using Pot
Marijuana is one of the world’s most commonly used illegal drugs. There are approximately 300...
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Belly Fat Tied to Increased Risk for Restless Legs Syndrome
Excess fat around the waistline has long been blamed for increasing the risk of heart disease,...
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Scientists Show How Scratching Relieves an Itch
Have you ever wondered why is it that scratching makes you feel better? Maybe you don’t...
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Spinal Cord Stimulation May Improve Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Patients
A new study released Thursday by US researchers suggests that, when electrically stimulated the...
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Cephalon’s Narcolepsy Drug Provigil Could Be Addictive
Cephalon’s narcolepsy drug Provigil, highly used as a so-called “smart drug” by...
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Studies Show Caffeine, Insulin Lower Dementia Risk, May Help Improve Memory
According to two new studies, caffeine and insulin were the found to be effective in reducing the...
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Genes Determine How Popular One Can Actually Become
According to a new study by researchers in the U.S., your popularity and social skills may weigh...
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Deep Brain Stimulation Useful For Parkinson’s Patients
Deep brain stimulation improves both physical function and quality of life in...
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FDA Criticized By Its Scientific Advisers In BPA Case
The Food and Drug Administration was recently
criticized by its own scientific advisers, and...
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Study: Sugar Has Similar Effects to Substance Abuse
Wednesday,
during a meeting of the American
College of Neuropsychopharmacology
in Scottsdale,...
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Sugar Can Be Addictive?
Researchers at Princeton University have come to a strange conclusion: sugar can be addictive....
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Chemical in Our Body Might Fight Obesity
Wednesday, United States researchers reported in the journal
Cell that they had discovered a...
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New Molecule Seems To Block Hunger And Weight Gain
Gerald Shulman’s team has just discovered a chemical found naturally in our body that blocks hunger...
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Bone Formation Linked to Serotonin in Gut, Research Brings Hope for Osteoporosis Sufferers
Bone formation appears to be controlled by
serotonin, a chemical in the brain that also influences...
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Baby formula makers target Asian mothers after melamine scare
Hong Kong - An attractive, smiling, healthy-looking couple pose with their thumbs up in front of a...
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FDA Findings on BPA Safety Questioned Again by a Panel of Toxicologists
A panel of toxicology experts has urged the FDA to rethink its conclusions on bisphenol A, a...
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Update: Panel Calls FDA Ruling On BPA “Inadequate”
Bisphenol A (BPA), the synthetic hormone used in baby
bottles, toddler cups, water bottle and...
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Dallas Lawyer, Fred Baron, Obtains Experimental Cancer Drug
Frederick Martin Baron, one of America’s
most prominent trial lawyers, obtained an experimental...
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Obesity And The Brain - “Switch” In Brain Triggers the “Vicious Cycle” of Overeating
Overeating triggers a metabolic response in
the hypothalamus region of the brain which prompts...
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FDA Says Plastic Chemical Is Safe, Studies Say It Poses Health Risks
A preliminary report by the FDA declared
the levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and other...
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Study Warns about Threatening Levels of Fire Retardants in Kids’ Blood
A study of chemical fire retardants in parents and their
children conducted by the Environmental...
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The Baby Bottle Chemical May Be Banned
The National Institutes of Health’s National Toxicology Program released its final report on baby...
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Bisphenol A Causes Health Issues In Primates
A study
conducted by a team of researchers at the Yale School of Medicine has connected
bisphenol...
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Baby Bottle Chemical Bysphenol A Not So Safe Anymore, Report Says
Following the release of a report conducted
by the Food and Drug Administration showing that the...
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Gene Variant Holds The Key To A Long And Happy Marriage
According to a recent research, the gene
that controls the hormone vasopressin and is responsible...
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Bisphenol-A Is Still Likely To Affect Human Growth
The National Toxicology Program (NTP) released a final
report that totally disagrees with the one...
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Government Toxicologists Claim Bisphenol Might Be Harmful
Scientists with the National Toxicology Program have again voiced concerns that the controversial...
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Brain Chemical, Missing Genes Associated with Obesity, Study Shows
If the rate of obesity and overweight continues
to rise, 75 percent of adults and nearly 24...
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Addiction Drug Also Efficient in Weight Loss
A trial conducted on lab mice showed that vigabatrin, a drug
currently tested against...
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Genetic Traits Linked to Bipolar Disease?
U.S.
scientists discovered the fact that genetic abnormalities that equilibrate
sodium and...
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The Chemical in Plastic Bottles Is Still Under Debate
A chemical used to make plastic for baby bottles and food
cans may be banned because it may...
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