Discovery

Charles Darwin's ecological experiment on Ascension isle

A lonely island in the middle of the South Atlantic conceals Charles Darwin's best-kept secret.

Two hundred years ago, Ascension Island was a barren volcanic edifice.  read more »

All about me? College kids lack empathy : Compared to 30 years ago, it's all about me now, study finds

College students today are less likely to "get" the emotions of others than their counterparts 20 and 30 years ago, a new review study suggests.  read more »

Junk food addiction may be clue to obesity: study

Bingeing on high-calorie foods may be as addictive as cocaine or nicotine, and could cause compulsive eating and obesity, according to a study published on Sunday.  read more »

The future of medicine has arrived

For the first time, the genetic cause of a disease has been revealed by sequencing the patient's genome. The consequences, says Jeremy Laurance, could be enormous.  read more »

Genetic Studies Reveal New Causes of Severe Obesity in Childhood

ScienceDaily (Dec. 6, 2009) — Scientists in Cambridge have discovered that the loss of a key segment of DNA can lead to severe childhood obesity.  read more »

Understanding Metabolism Might Improve Care

Researchers said on Thursday that four genetic variations appear to determine the speed at which people burn up food, a finding that could one day help doctors offer patients better individual care.  read more »

Scientists create embryo from 3 parents

It sounds like science fiction, but British scientists have announced they've created a human embryo from one man and two women.  read more »

Advance on Stem Cells Equalizes Debate

It has been more than six years since President Bush, in the first major televised address of his presidency, drew a stark moral line against the destruction of human embryos in medical research.  read more »

Can a Lack of Sleep Cause Psychiatric Disorders?

Study shows that sleep deprivation leads to a rewiring of the brain's emotional circuitry  read more »

FDA approves drug to prevent breast cancer

A new drug called raloxifene has been approved by the FDA. It helps older women be less likely to get breast cancer. It also helps women whose bones are thinning with age (osteoporosis).  read more »

For paralyzed footballer, breakthrough surgery brings hope out of despair

AMERICAN football is a game of violent, high-speed collisions and for a moment this one appeared no different.  read more »

RFID Chips Linked to Fast-Growing Cancer

Numerous studies linking RFID implants to cancer in animals, are gaining significant attention  read more »

Diet food bad news for kids

Diet food bad news for kids

DIET foods and drinks could make young children fat, a new study shows.  read more »

Bush vetoes stem cell bill a 2nd time: He urges research not using embryos

WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Wednesday vetoed legislation that would have eased restrictions on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, the second consecutive year he has blocked such a bi  read more »

GM mosquitoes developed to fight malaria

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