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  • April 2007

    • British Scientists Find Fat Gene

      Times (UK)  |  Apr 13, 07 11:45 AM CDT

      British Scientists Find Fat Gene

      (Newser) - British scientists have for the first time identified a gene that contributes to garden-variety obesity, supporting ancient anecdotal evidence that birthright, not just lifestyle, shapes stomachs.  Although they can't say exactly how the gene, called FTO, works, the 16% of white Europeans carrying two "fat" variations of it are 70% more likely to be obese. More »

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      health  • obesity  • science  • genetics  • research  • waistline

    • Bacteria Battle Depression

      Economist  |  Apr 6, 07 8:55 AM CDT

      Bacteria Battle Depression

      (Newser) - Clinical depression may be treatable with bacteria, doctors at Bristol University posit. They got the idea when they observed lung cancer patients inoculated with harmless Mycobacterium vaccae who showed reduced symptoms and improved mental health. The brain produces serotonin as an immune response, the docs hypothesized, raising the low serotonin levels associated with depression and resulting in a sunnier outlook. More »

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      health  • medicine  • science  • medical research  • depression  • research  • medical breakthrough  • mental health  • stress  • antidepressant  • bacteria  • immune system  • vaccination  • vaccines  • serotonin

    • Cheap Anticancer Drugs Are Ignored

      New York Times  |  Apr 5, 07 9:51 PM CDT

      Cheap Anticancer Drugs Are Ignored

      (Newser) - Ralph Moss writes about why inexpensive cancer treatments get no research dollars. The publisher of a newsletter that covers both conventional and alternative cancer therapies, Moss blames the inability to patent already discovered and available chemicals and drugs for the situation. More »

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      health  • cancer  • drugs  • medicine  • research  • medical breakthrough  • treatment

    • The Rich Get Dumber

      New York Times  |  Apr 4, 07 12:24 PM CDT

      The Rich Get Dumber

      (Newser) - The more powerful you become, the more oblivious you get, Richard Conniff argues in today's Times , as he takes a gander at explaining a recent spate of high-profile celebrity mishaps ($1.5 million totalled Ferrari, anyone?). Connif points to research at Berkeley that suggests power brings "disinhibition"—more attention to your own rewards, and less on what's going on around you. More »

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      celebrity  • money  • research  • wealth  • intelligence  • power

  • March 2007

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