The role of the brain in obesity © Thinkstock Researchers from the French Inserm institute have tested young mice with a diet rich in sugar and fat… And guess what? This diet completely modified their enteric nervous system (ENS). In addition to our “principal” brain, protected by the skull, our organism is helped by a [...]
Archives: 12 February 2012
February 12, 2012
February 12, 2012
Drug halts organ damage in inflammatory genetic disorder, study suggests
ScienceDaily (Feb. 10, 2012) A new study shows that Kineret (anakinra), a medication approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, is effective in stopping the progression of organ damage in people with neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID). This rare and debilitating genetic disorder causes persistent inflammation and ongoing tissue damage. The research was performed [...]
February 12, 2012
When Mom Has Pregnancy Diabetes, Breast-Feeding Curbs Child Obesity
The Obama administration’s decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths, no matter their beliefs on contraception.
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