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Metabolic Syndrome: Don't Blame The Belly Fat
Abdominal fat, the spare tire that many of us carry, has long been implicated as a primary suspect in causing the metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that includes the most dangerous heart attack risk factors: prediabetes, diabetes, high blood pressure, and changes in cholesterol. But researchers have found that insulin resistance in skeletal muscle leads to alterations in energy storage that set the stage for the metabolic syndrome. Women More Afraid Of Alzheimer's Than Cancer, Poll Shows
When it comes to preventing cancer, women believe they're doing more than they actually are. Perhaps most surprising, women are more afraid of getting Alzheimer's disease than cancer, even though cancer causes nearly ten times more deaths per year. Folic Acid Recommendations Have Had Little Impact On Birth Defects
Recommendations on use of folic acid consumption have had no detectable impact on the incidence of neural tube defects, according to an international study published on bmj.com. Helping Build Designs That Are 'Cool'
Cool design creates hot profits, and although really great design is an art rather than a craft, the E-VaN project has developed some best-practice design tools to help companies maximise their potential. E-VaN aims to usher in a new wave of design that allies form with function. New 'Cherry Chocolate Rain' Remix Pushes Dr Pepper
Tay Zonday remakes his own widely spoofed web hit (and cashes in while he's at it). Exercise In Cold Water May Increase Appetite, UF Study Finds
Exercise in cold water instead of warm water may increase people's appetites, making it harder for them to lose extra pounds, a University of Florida study finds. Einstein's Biggest Blunder? Dark Matter May Be Consistent With Cosmolo
Einstein's self-proclaimed "biggest blunder"-- his postulation of a cosmological constant (a force that opposes gravity and keeps the universe from collapsing) -- may not be such a blunder after all, according to the research of an international team of scientists. New Neuroimaging Study Identifies 'Brain Signature'For Cigarette Cravi
A new brain imaging study shows that cigarette cravings in smokers who are deprived of nicotine are linked with increased activation in specific regions of the brain. Using a novel method of measuring brain blood flow, this study is the first to show how abstinence from nicotine produces brain activation patterns that relate to urges to smoke. How Do You Simulate Space Junk Hitting a Rocket? A 45-Foot-Long BB Gun
Inside a physics lab at the University of Dayton Research Institute BBs are fired at 20,500 mph at spaceships. Sort of. The goal is to test the mettle of the composite fabric or aluminum skins on orbit-bound spacecraft. Increased Risk Of Cancer For Computer Factory Workers, Large Study Sho
Workers at computer factories are at increased risk of dying of cancer. The largest study of its kind, published today in the open access journal Environmental Health, looks at over 30,000 deaths of workers who had been employed at IBM factories in the USA.
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