obesity
Health leaders call for emergency taskforce on obesity
Posted in Medicine on 1st Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
"An entire generation is being destroyed by a diet of junk food and sugary drinks".
Junk Food Diet Keeps Rats from Seeking Out New Foods
Posted in Science on 30th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
Junk food may trap people in a cycle of unhealthy eating by making them less likely to try new foods and more likely to respond to cues for junk food in the future.
A laser to measure blood sugar levels without drawing blood
Posted in Hardware on 23rd Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
Making the technique portable could allow diabetics to check their blood sugar levels without pricking themselves to draw blood.
2 out of 5 Americans to develop type 2 diabetes during their life
Posted in Medicine on 13th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
The future looks worse for some ethnic minority groups, with one in two Hispanic men and women and non-Hispanic black women predicted to develop the disease.
Clues to curbing obesity found in neuronal 'sweet spot'
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
Preventing weight gain, obesity, and ultimately diabetes could be as simple as keeping a nuclear receptor from being activated in a small part of the brain.