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Today's Science News and Current Science Events
\n'); document.write(' Multiple health concerns surface as winter, vitamin D deficiences arrive: A string of recent discoveries about the multiple health benefits of vitamin D has renewed interest in this multi-purpose nutrient, increased awareness of the huge numbers of people who are deficient in it, spurred research and even led to an appreciation of it as "nature's antibiotic."

Why not mashed paper towels on the Thanksgiving menu?: Why do people eat mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving Day but not mashed paper towels? That's not such an odd question from a chemistry standpoint because potato and paper are almost as similar as two peas in a pod in terms of the carbohydrates they contain.

Amid the flu epidemic, don't forget RSV in young children: Influenza, particularly H1N1, has understandably captured the attention of public health officials, the media and the public.

New discovery about the formation of new brain cells: The generation of new nerve cells in the brain is regulated by a peptide known as C3a, which directly affects the stem cells' maturation into nerve cells and is also important for the migration of new nerve cells through the brain tissue, reveals new research from the Sahlgrenska Academy published in the journal Stem Cells.

Sexing up the turkey: A novel approach to classify the gender of six-week-old turkey poults could save millions of male chicks from being killed shortly after birth, according to Dr. Gerald Steiner from the Dresden University of Technology in Germany and his team.

Flaxseed oil and osteoporosis: Animal studies suggest that adding flaxseed oil to the diet could reduce the risk of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women and women with diabetes, according to a report to be published in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health.

We're off then: the evolution of bat migration: Not just birds, but also a few species of bats face a long journey every year. Researchers at Princeton University in the U.S. and at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Radolfzell, Germany studied the migratory behaviour of the largest extant family of bats, the so-called "Vespertilionidae" with the help of mathematical models.

Fat around the middle increases the risk of dementia: Women who store fat on their waist in middle age are more than twice as likely to develop dementia when they get older, reveals a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy.

Diabetes surgery summit consensus lays foundation for new field of medicine: A first-of-its-kind consensus statement on diabetes surgery is published online today in the Annals of Surgery.

Climate change could boost incidence of civil war in Africa: Climate change could increase the likelihood of civil war in sub-Saharan Africa by over 50 percent within the next two decades.

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