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Stress-induced levels of corticotropin-releasing factor responsible for binge behaviour
Stressed individuals might be particularly prone to binge eating or drug addiction because of the high levels of the stress hormone corticotropin-releasing factor in their brain.   view more (2006-04-13)

Patients positively weigh in on liposuction
Patients are weighing in on liposuction, the most popular cosmetic plastic surgery procedure in 2005, and resoundingly saying they would have the procedure again.   view more (2006-05-08)

Hormone regulates fondness for food
Scientists have discovered that leptin, one of the key hormones responsible for reducing hunger and increasing the feeling of fullness, also controls our fondness for food.   view more (2007-08-10)

"Hands-on-Science"-Programm fr Journalisten
Journalism meets Science: join a lab and experience science as it happens   view more (2002-01-14)

EICOS 2003: Journalism meets science - join a lab and experience science as it happens!
EICOS, the European Initiative for Communicators of Science, again invites journalists from European countries into its "Hands-on Laboratory" and to the "Extended Laboratory Assignments". The programme is aimed at journalists with a wide range of backgrounds and interests, who wish to gather... view more (2002-10-15)

Orthodox Christianity lowers your cholesterol
Following the fasting regimes laid down by the Greek Orthodox Church could reduce your chances of suffering from heart disease. So says a recent article in BMC Public Health. A group of researchers from the University of Crete found that Greek Orthodox Christians who avoided specified foods three... view more (2003-05-28)

Children's diet not the main cause of ADHD
Food may not be the major cause of hyperactivity in children. Genetics, brain function and parental actions such as smoking may be just as important.   view more (2008-05-30)

The Joint Research Centre Talks to CORDIS News about its Enlargement Actions
"Enlargement could be an important future legacy of the Joint Research Centre [of the European Commission]", said its Director-General Barry McSweeney in an interview with CORDIS News www.cordis.lu/news He also added that the Joint Research Centre (JRC) will play the role of a very strong catalyst... view more (2001-09-18)

EICOS 2004: Journalism meets science: Join a lab and experience science as it happens!
EICOS, the "European Initiative for Communicators of Science", again invites journalists from European countries into its "Hands-on Laboratory" and to the "Extended Assignments". The programme is aimed at journalists with a wide range of backgrounds and interests who wish to gather first-hand... view more (2003-11-18)

Cannibal stars like their food hot, XMM-Newton reveals
ESA's XMM-Newton has seen vast clouds of superheated gas, whirling around miniature stars and escaping from being devoured by the stars' enormous gravitational fields-giving a new insight into the eating habits of the galaxy's 'cannibal' stars.   view more (2006-03-24)

Pesticides in the nation's streams and ground water
Today, the U.S. Geological Survey released a report describing the occurrence of pesticides in streams and ground water during 1992-2001.   view more (2006-03-03)

Exceeding '5/day' guide for veggie, fruit intake doesn't reduce chance of breast cancer recurrence
Eating double the amount of veggies and fruits recommended by general dietary guidelines doesn't reduce the likelihood of breast cancer recurrence among women whose cancers were treated at an early stage of the disease, says a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine.   view more (2007-07-18)

Despite 'peacenik' reputation, bonobos hunt and eat other primates too
Unlike the male-dominated societies of their chimpanzee relatives, bonobo society-in which females enjoy a higher social status than males-has a "make-love-not-war" kind of image.   view more (2008-10-14)

Case Western Reserve University study looks at keeping migrant workers' children healthy
As Ohio and Michigan fruit and vegetable farms yield this year's harvest, they also will provide data about the eating choices of Latino migrant children for a Case Western Reserve University researcher.   view more (2008-08-05)

Eating and weight gain not necessarily linked, study shows
A new study shows that increased eating does not necessarily lead to increased fat. The finding in the much-studied roundworm opens the possibility of identifying new targets for drugs to control weight, the researchers say.   view more (2008-06-04)

Eating grapefruit does help weight loss, could prevent diabetes
Early results from US researchers suggests that eating grapefruit really does help people lose weight, and could help reduce the risk of developing diabetes. Writing in Chemistry & Industry Magazine, Marina Murphy reports on a pilot study of one hundred obese patients at the Scripps Clinic in... view more (2004-01-28)

Flesh-eating bacteria escape body's safety net
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have discovered that so-called flesh-eating "Strep" bacteria use a specific enzyme to break free of the body's immune system, a finding which could potentially lead to new treatments for serious infections in... view more (2006-02-21)

Monell researchers find metabolic defect in liver that can lead to obesity
Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center have identified a genetically-transmitted metabolic defect that can lead to obesity in some individuals.   view more (2007-07-25)

University of Alberta researchers report breakthrough in lowering bad cholesterol, fatty acid levels
U of A medical researchers have found a way to reduce the amount of bad cholesterol and fatty acids that end up in the blood from food the body metabolizes, a key discovery that could lead to new drugs to treat and reverse the effects of Type 2 diabetes and heart disease related to obesity.   view more (2008-01-10)

Time to stop exploiting trust doctors
Almost a quarter of non-consultant doctors in the UK are being recruited to posts that do not conform to recognised NHS grades, leaving them unsupported and exploited, finds a study in this week's BMJ. In a special issue of Career Focus in BMJ Careers, which accompanies the study, editor Rhona... view more (2003-10-22)

Sweeping analysis of research reinforces strong media influence on women's body image
As France's parliament considers a landmark bill that would outlaw media images glamorizing the extremely thin, psychology researchers are reporting some of the most definitive findings yet on how these images affect women.   view more (2008-05-13)

Constructing unique analytical instrument for world famous oceanographic institute
Cox Analytical Systems AB, a spin-off company from Chalmers Institute of Technology in Göteborg, Sweden, has just signed a contract with Southampton Oceanography Centre in England to construct an instrument for microradiographic and microchemical analysis of sediment cores. This means that a... view more (2002-09-02)

Fruit fly avoidance mechanism could lead to new ways to control pain in humans
At first, fruit flies eat like horses. Hatching inside over-ripe fruit where they were laid, they feed wildly in the sugar-rich environment until nature sends them an offer they can't refuse.   view more (2008-05-12)

Physical inactivity worsens GI symptoms in obese people
Physical activity may help reduce gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in people who are obese.   view more (2005-10-04)

Genes and nutrition influence caste in unusual species of harvester ant
Researchers trying to determine whether nature or nurture determines an ant's status in the colony have found a surprising answer.   view more (2008-08-19)
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