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Bones Don't Pay A Price When Fat Is Lost Through Exercise
Debunking the myth that exercising to lose excess body fat, unlike dieting alone, comes at a cost to bone health, researchers at Johns Hopkins have determined that for those age 55 to 75, a moderate program of physical exercise generally maintains bone mass and, in some cases, offers modest improvements. Obese Girls Less Likely To Attend College
Obese girls are half as likely to attend college as non-obese girls, according to a new study. The study also shows obese girls are even less likely to enter college if they attend a high school where obesity is relatively uncommon. New Brain Marker Shows Promise For Predicting Future Alzheimer's Disea
Researchers have used imaging technology to identify a new marker that may help identify those at greatest risk for cognitive decline and the development of Alzheimer's disease. While other studies have focused on the brain's ability to turn on certain regions, this research determined that losing the ability to turn off a region of the brain may be a more sensitive marker of future cognitive decline. These Speakers Go to 11
No, really, they do. Logitech's Z-5500 speaker set cranks up the sound for computers, game consoles and home theaters. By Leander Kahney. First Finding Of A Metabolite In One Sex Only
Researchers have discovered a chemical compound in male blue crabs that is not present in females -- the first time in any species that an entire enzyme system has been found to be activated in only one sex. New Method Of Administering Anti-cancer Drug May Be More Effective, Sa
A novel way of administering an anti-cancer drug to bone-marrow transplant patients using continuous infusion may be more effective and safer than the method currently used, new study findings indicate. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. The Incredible Internet Guy
"Tired of cruising online aimlessly like a bored teenager?"Every week (or close to it) Ken Leebow, the Incredible Internet Guy, selects one topic and presents high-quality Web sites related to it. Includes archives of earlier topics. Leebow is a computer consultant and writer. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... Hair-raising Stem Cells Identified: Swiss Study Shows That Hair Follic
A research team led by Yann Barrandon at the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) and the Lausanne University Hospital has discovered that the hair follicle contains true multipotent stem cells, capable of developing into the many different cell types needed for hair growth and follicle replacement. In an article appearing Oct 4 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, they demonstrate that these holoclones can be used for long-term follicle renewal.
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