Genes plus parenting may promote shyness, anxiety
A mother whose child has a naturally fearful temperament may act less nurturing toward the child, triggering a vicious cycle of behavior that reinforces the child's fearfulness and shyness, researcher ...
Study identifies gene linked to longer lifespan
Scientists have known for seven decades that mice, dogs, fruit flies and other animals given diets bordering on starvation tended to live up to 40 percent longer than their better-fed cousins.
Now th ...
Health Tip: Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
Although many risk factors for breast cancer cannot be controlled -- such as genetic mutations, age, and family history -- others are associated with lifestyle choices.
The American Cancer Society of ...
Circadian clock may say when its time to lose weight
A gene that helps regulate the body's natural rhythms may affect the metabolism, according to new research at the University of Virginia and the Medical College of Wisconsin. The gene Nocturin, regula ...
Does Genetics Influence Obesity?
The last several weeks have seen an explosion of articles in the news regarding the link of genetics and obesity. It is known that if your parents struggle with weight, the likelihood you will too is ...
Muscle Burns More Fat...
"Weight Training" Reduces Fat and Improves Metabolism in Mice
ScienceDaily (Feb. 7, 2008) — Researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have demonstrated that in mice, t ...
Springhill Group Korea: Immune System Plays Central Role in AMD
from the springhill medical group
National Institutes of Health (NIH) investigators suggest changes in how genes in the immune system function may result in age-related macular degeneration. AM ...
Not Everyone Is Meant to be a Size 0-6
The verdict is out and science has finally proved that some people are genetically predisposed to weigh more. The new study shows that people with two copies of a particular gene variant have a 70% hi ...
Not Everyone Has to avoid fat.
You know those obnoxious people who always seem to eat whatever they want without getting fat? I just read this recent study:
Even though 13 is not traditionally a lucky number- researchers have disc ...
Early childhood nutrition
Scientists in New Zealand are dispelling the common myth that obesity is caused by “bad genes.”
Scientists from Auckland University’s Liggins Institute have discovered that genetic pre-disposi ...
