Archive for the ‘sciences’ Category
Forty Lab Beagles See Sunlight For 1st Time
November 29, 2011Why Quitting Smoking Causes Weight Gain
June 15, 2011Huffington Post
WASHINGTON — Scientists say they’ve finally discovered why smokers tend to gain some weight when they kick the habit.
It turns out that nicotine can rev up brain cells that normally signal people to stop eating when they’re full, researchers report in Friday’s edition of the journal Science.
Salman Khan at TED
June 5, 2011The Squeaky Joint
May 31, 2011by C. Clairborne Ray
Q. Is there research on whether fish oil supplements help ease joint pain?
A. There is considerable research on fish oils and the inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis, as well as some limited early research on fish oils and osteoarthritis, or degenerative joint disease, said Dr. Sheldon S. Hendler, co-editor of The PDR for Nutritional Supplements.
Watching Nails Grow
May 25, 2011Q. Why do fingernails grow?
A. The exact mechanisms that control the speed of fingernail and toenail growth are unknown, said Jeffrey S. Dover, associate clinical professor of dermatology at the Yale School of Medicine, but it is established that fingernails do grow about three times as fast as toenails.
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