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Although lacking a spine and a skeleton, these are real animals and are spread all over the planet. The tardigrades (better known as water bears), famous for their sturdiness, have recently been sent on a trip to space in order to prove precisely that feature. Surprisingly, not only that they survived but they were e... |
9 September 2008
09:21 GMT |
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We all know by now that a diet rich in fast food meals and kebab takeaways, ice cream desserts two times a day and lots of sugary, fizzy drinks is bound to get anyone of us to pile on the pounds. However, the true mystery is that sometimes, we eat the right amounts and types of foods and we exercise regularly and sti... |
7 June 2008
05:35 GMT |
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We are told that an increased Body Mass Index (BMI) makes us prone to a large array of diseases. But, as it turns out, fat located under the skin, especially on the buttocks, seems to actually decrease the chances of developing type 2 diabetes, as signaled by a new research published in the Cell Metabolism journal an... |
7 May 2008
06:58 GMT |
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As expected, urine differs in composition depending on what you eat or drink (that without even mentioning the way in which alcohol and coffee impact on it). Moreover, a new research carried out by a team led by Elaine Holmes, Professor of Chemical Biology at the Imperial College London (ICL) and published in the jou... |
22 April 2008
14:06 GMT |
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No doubt, practicing a sport makes you look younger. But the effect is also present inside. A new research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine shows that a person who goes to classes of aerobic fitness may cut down up to 12 years from his/her biological age. Jogging and other types of aerobic exercise... |
11 April 2008
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What is the connection between a cold and big muscles? Compared with a placebo drug, the daily-recommended dosages of ibuprofen and acetaminophen (paracetamol) have been found to induce a significant higher growth of quadriceps muscle mass and strength gained in three months of regular weight lifting, as revealed by ... |
7 April 2008
14:06 GMT |
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Like mother, like son. What your mother ate while pregnant with you is reflected in how you look. So says a Brazilian team who published its research made on rats in the journal "Lipids in Health and Disease." Pregnant and lactating rat females nurtured on a diet of hydrogenated fat rich in trans fatty acids, during ... |
7 April 2008
14:06 GMT |
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You might have seen the trick in SF movies: hibernating space navigators go to their target locations, located at distances of light years, while asleep, in an arrested animation, just like bacteria and tardigrades do. But an arrested metabolism could save lives not only in space, but on Earth too.Now, the secret was... |
28 March 2008
18:21 GMT |
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You may be an avid carnivorous, looking continuously for proteins, calcium and iron in the food, but here comes some bad news for you: people eating two or more servings of red meat daily are much more vulnerable to heart disease and diabetes. This is the result of a research published in the journal "Circulation," ... |
6 February 2008
05:46 GMT |
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Today, in many western countries, less than 1% of women breastfeed exclusively for the first six months of the baby's life. In UK, the categories most prone to breastfeeding were found to be well educated, professional women, older than 30 and mothers for the first time. The fear of ending up with the saggy boob... |
4 December 2007
14:06 GMT |
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Metabolism is the process through which the body processes and burns the nutrients. Even the basal metabolism (when the person is resting) varies among different individuals. In the end, the balance between storing and burning defines the way we look. 1. Miserly type. It characterizes individuals that can store with ... |
24 November 2007
04:53 GMT |
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1. Mobilize the fats. Physical exercise and sports burn 2,000 calories extra weekly. Walking, footing, biking, climbing stairs, swimming... Walking daily for one hour you will consume those calories. 2. Regulate the insulin. Eat aliments that are rich in fibers, which require more chewing and keep constant the levels... |
19 November 2007
13:41 GMT |
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Lazy bone individuals are slimmer. It is known that people sleeping less are prone to be overweight or obese. But a new research published in the journal Genes and Development has also revealed how orexin, a hormone controlling sleep and hunger, works: it activates a protein, named HIF-1, previously known for its rol... |
15 November 2007
05:35 GMT |
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Would you like to pig out, not to work and still be thin? Good news: this could happen! A new research made in lab mice which spent 15 minutes daily on a vibrating platform found that they grew 28 % less fatty tissue than the group of control animals.But do not be fooled by waistband-jiggling vibration belts. The pla... |
25 October 2007
04:26 GMT |
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The secret of being smart all day has been found: eat the right cereals for breakfast, like whole-grain barley or rye and your blood sugar will be constant all day, as a result of a mix of low GI (glycemic index) and indigestible sugars encountered in some grains. The research made at Lund University reveals that eve... |
25 September 2007
03:08 GMT |
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Cholesterol may be dangerous, but it also has its good variant in the blood that decreases the risk of heart attack. If a new research made on mice has results that are also valid for humans, new therapies could boost the levels of the beneficial high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) as a means of heart protec... |
8 August 2007
05:39 GMT |
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The only magical formula to get slim is combining diet and exercising. But in the case of the persons that are prone to obesity, drugs and natural products can help, as long as they are taken under the medical control, as most of them have secondary effects. Orlistat is commercialized under the name of Xenical, and b... |
28 July 2007
06:19 GMT |
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For a self conscious couch potato, light variant of the sodas (the so-called sugar-free types) would be the solution against the sumo belly and all its accompanying metabolic syndrome issues, like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, elevated levels of the blood triglycerides (saturated fats) and... |
24 July 2007
02:55 GMT |
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