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Chemistry World
December 2006
Dennis Rouvray |
Fat of the Land As we become progressively more rotund, our body chemistry undergoes critical changes that have a major impact on our health.   |
AskMen.com
October 13, 2003
Martin Selby |
Obesity: A Bigger Problem Than You Think What are a few extra pounds, after all? Sure, a little extra insulation doesn't hurt, but problems start to arise when your weight crosses that fine line between being overweight and obese. But just what is obesity? And are you at risk? |
AskMen.com
February 3, 2001
Joshua Levine |
Xenical: The Fat Buster If you are overweight, or have a loved one who is, then read on and discover the "wonder drug" called Xenical... |
AskMen.com
Adrienne Turner |
7 Things You Didn't Know About Fat Fat plays a critical role in many of the processes that our bodies go through each and every day, and it has both positive and negative sides. Here is a look at how it impacts your health and what you should eat. |
Science News
October 16, 2004
Janet Raloff |
Is Vitamin D Fattening? One of the newest identified functions of the hormonal form of vitamin D, known as 1,25-D, is its role in determining how the body manages energy. The hormone actually promotes weight gain by sending calories into storage. |
Scientific American
February 28, 2005
Gunjan Sinha |
The Diet That Fits With the understanding that some diseases such as obesity are metabolic syndromes in which multiple biochemical pathways interact to cause complex symptoms, metabolic testing offers a way to gauge health over a lifetime. |
Salon.com
September 19, 2000
Tabitha M. Powledge |
Germ theory of obesity gains weight An Indian researcher believes a virus may be responsible for obesity -- and he's not as crazy as he sounds. |
Science News
August 3, 2002
Janet Raloff |
Surprise! Obesity (and inactivity) can spur cancers Some 60 percent of U.S. adults say they're worried at the prospect of developing cancer, yet only 6 percent recognize that being overweight is a leading predisposing factor. |
Food Processing
June 2006
Kantha Shelke |
Diet to fit into your genes The recognition that nutrients have the ability to interact and modulate molecular mechanisms underlying an individual's physiological functions is prompting a revolution in the field of nutrition. |
Salon.com
May 1, 2000
Arthur Allen |
Listening to DNA The genome project is getting the buzz. But the real breakthroughs may come from labs out of the limelight, like Gene Logic. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2006
Schoenbach et al. |
Zap Extreme voltage could be a surprisingly delicate tool in the fight against cancer. The list of effects that scientists have achieved using nanoseconds-long pulses is growing rapidly, though their actual use as a medical treatment is still years away. |
Nutra Solutions
June 1, 2005 |
Pyramid Power Designed to help challenge the country's growing obesity epidemic, the USDA's MyPyramid incorporates recommendations from the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. |
Salon.com
December 19, 2000
Carolyn McConnell |
"The Century of the Gene" by Evelyn Fox Keller A new book argues that there may be no such thing as a gene. At least, it has proved very difficult to isolate a discrete physical item that can do the work our notion of the gene does... |
BusinessWeek
June 13, 2005
John Carey |
The NIH's Roadmap for Research Charting the human genome was just the beginning. Now the focus is creating pathways that will lead to practical applications. |
Wired
August 2003
Jennifer Kahn |
The End of Cancer (As we Know it) Diagnosis. Chemotherapy. Radiation. Slow painful death. No more. A new era of cancer treatment is dawning. Meet three scientists who are using the revelations of the Human Genome Project to reshape medicine. |
Chemistry World
June 5, 2007 |
'Atkins Hormone' Discovered Atkins-style diets have proven their metabolic worth: scientists have discovered a fat-burning role for a specific hormone stimulated by this eating regime. The work has also raised the intriguing question of whether the Atkins diet could make you live longer. |
AskMen.com
June 20, 2002
Sebastien Stefanov |
Can Fat Be Healthy? Fat doesn't just fall under one simple category; it is comprised of three main groups -- monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and saturated -- each with its advantages and disadvantages. To solve the mystery that is fat, let's examine each category one by one. |
Bio-IT World
March 8, 2005
Kevin Davies |
Evolution of New Genes Studied EMBL researchers use comparative genomic analysis to identify new primate-specific gene family. |
AskMen.com
April 24, 2003
Sabrina Rogers |
Eating Well: Frequently Asked Questions It's really not surprising that many people simply stick to their bad eating habits because they find healthy eating too complicated. The following answers to some frequently asked questions about nutrition will hopefully help clear up some of this confusion and keep you on the right track. |
Reason
March 2003
Michael Fumento |
Big Fat Fake The Atkins diet controversy and the sorry state of science journalism |
Salon.com
June 27, 2000
Tabitha M. Powledge |
Book of life? Hosanna! The Human Genome Project has been completed. We will now cure diseases, weed out defective genes and create a new supergeneration in the near future. Not. |
Managed Care
November 2003
Thomas Morrow |
Making Sense of Antisense and Interference Treatments that interfere with protein synthesis at the cellular level will soon be debated in medical policy committee meetings. |
Bio-IT World
February 11, 2005
Kevin Davies |
Bioinformatics on the Brain Adaptive selection: accelerated mutation rate produced humans' large brain. |
AskMen.com
Sabrina Rogers |
7 Low-Carb Myths & More If you haven't heard of Atkins or the South Beach Diet, you've probably been living under a rock for quite some time. The low-carb diet craze has taken on gargantuan proportions in the media and in Americans' everyday lives over the past year. |
Chemistry World
June 2, 2006
Jon Evans |
Axons Get Directions Scientists are a step closer to understanding the processes that control the growth and spread of nerve cells, following the discovery of a protein complex that directs the transport of building material to growing axons. |
AskMen.com
August 19, 2001
Joshua Levine |
The Ins & Outs Of Heredity If you've ever worried that you might inherit something undesirable from your parents, this is your article... |
Outside
October 2005
Adam Skolnick |
The DNA Diet Are you wasting valuable munch time on food you don't need? A cutting-edge gene test may tell you exactly what your body requires to stay healthy, grow stronger, and recover faster. The list of amateur and pro athletes jumping on the nutrigenomics train continues to grow. |
AskMen.com
April 18, 2002
Ian Lee |
10 Nutritional Rules For Gaining Weight For some guys, gaining weight can be extremely problematic. The only way you'll pack on some pounds is by training hard and eating more. This said, here are ten nutritional rules you'll have to follow in order to gain weight without gaining too much fat... |
Bio-IT World
April 15, 2003
Malorye Branca |
Beyond the Blueprint How will the wealth of data emanating from the human genome and allied technologies impact research on health and disease? |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2005
Lisa Graham |
Quantum Sufficit - Just Enough For those people who claim they are too busy to hit the gym, the Mayo Clinic Letter has the solution... Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day?... Hair dye users can breathe a sigh of relief.... etc. |
BusinessWeek
May 9, 2005
John Carey |
Dr. Francis S. Collins: On The Trail Of Disease Genes Collins is leading the search for DNA variations that can result in illnesses. |
Food Processing
October 2006
Kantha Shelke |
Eat Yourself Thin America's obsession with its waistline has made the food industry pay closer attention to a new breed of diet- and weight-friendly foods. |
Reason
April 2007
Ronald Bailey |
Testing Your Strength The World Anti-Doping Agency is developing tests for a form of cheating that doesn't exist yet. The agency banned gene doping, the alteration of genes to enhance athletic performance. |
Chemistry World
December 21, 2006
Henry Nicholls |
Silent SNPs Serve up a Structural Surprise The sequence of amino acids no longer dictates the structure and function of a protein according to a surprising new paper. |
AskMen.com
February 14, 2002
Sebastien Stefanov |
The Truth About Eggs Eggs have gotten a bad rap over the last few decades. Deemed bad for the heart by health experts, they have been the subjects of criticism and scrutiny. But are our white (sometimes brown) friends really that unhealthy for us? |
Wired
August 2000
Jennifer Hillner |
Area 22 The inside story of the first fully sequenced chromosome. |
Prepared Foods
April 1, 2005
Marcia A. Wade |
Nuts about Heart Health Almonds are taking their place next to soy on the heart healthy platform -- and they're making moves to step up to an even loftier level. Almonds have been shown to help lower cholesterol, and are positively associated with reducing the risk of many medical ailments. |
Science News
September 10, 2005
Janet Raloff |
Dieting? Don't Give Up Protein Low calorie diets that are rich in starches are not as effective as those that are rich in protein. |
Bio-IT World
June 17, 2004
Michael A. Goldman |
A Hip Approach to Gene Hunting IntegraGen defines the genetic blueprint of complex human diseases and delivers validated disease markers and therapeutic targets for a better diagnosis and a causal treatment of common diseases, based on its unique genomic analysis expertise. |
BusinessWeek
January 9, 2006
Catherine Arnst |
Helping Your Kid Slim Down How parents can change behavior that can foster obesity - and its long-term damage. |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2000
Ronald Bailey |
Strands of Life Book Review: Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters, by Matt Ridley |
Science News
September 2, 2006
Janet Raloff |
Another Way Men and Women Differ One reason young women face a much lower heart-disease risk than do men may reflect the different way their bodies respond to fats circulating in their blood during the first hours after a meal. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2000 |
Science: Greatest Unsolved Mysteries Is there a Fountain of Youth? Will we cure cancer? Can we achieve immortality? Can we create artificial life? Where is the soul? Is the speed of light the ultimate speed limit? Is there other intelligent life in the universe? Can we travel through time? |
AskMen.com
May 17, 2001
Curt Pedersen |
Fat-Burning Supplements Spring is here and that means it's time to prepare your body for summer. While nothing replaces exercise and dieting, there are many nutritional supplements that can assist in shedding unwanted fat... |
Managed Care
August 2004
Thomas Morrow |
10,000 Cells on a Chip Signal Start of New Era of Diagnosis Diseases will soon be defined by biochemical pathways and genetic interactions. Biochips may identify patients likely to respond to therapeutic agents. All of this is a big deal for health plans. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2000
Ethan M. Berke & Nancy E. Morden |
Medical Management of Obesity Family physicians must treat any conditions associated with obesity while working with patients on methods to achieve and maintain weight loss... |
Reason
August 2002
Ronald Bailey |
Forever Young The new scientific search for immortality |
AskMen.com
March 14, 2002
Sebastien Stefanov |
Are Your Eating Habits Making You Fat? The answer to why you might be getting a spare tire is as simple as poor eating habits... |
Salon.com
February 13, 2001
Arthur Allen |
Size doesn't matter As scientists unveil the human genome findings, it turns out we have a lot fewer genes than we'd thought, and not many more than a fruit fly... |
Managed Care
December 2004
Jack McCain |
The Weight Debate, Continued This article presents the views of people who indulge in what many regard as health care heresy. They challenge the conventional wisdom that millions of Americans need to lose tons of weight, fast, to stave off diabetes, heart disease, cancer. |
