Researchers identify causal genetic variant linked to common childhood obesity Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified a causal genetic variant strongly associated with childhood obesity. The study provides new insight into the importance of ... 05/1/2024 - 4:00 am | View Link
Type 2 diabetes genetically linked to breast, bowel and pancreatic cancer The work further identified 17 variants that directly increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and then, via biological processes linked to type 2 diabetes, indirectly increase cancer risk. 04/15/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Scientists warn the number of cases of this cancer will double by 2040 The number of prostate cancer cases is expected to double within the ... Asian food contains a lot of fiber and few unhealthy fats. In the USA and northern Europe, the opposite is true. 04/13/2024 - 8:20 pm | View Link
Early-onset cancer: Faster biological aging may be driving rates in young adults Researchers discovered accelerated aging was associated with higher risks of developing early-onset cancers such as: Researchers also found that accelerated aging was linked to a 16% increased ... 04/9/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
4 warning signs that prostate cancer 'may have spread' as cases set to double globally Cases of prostate cancer around the world are ... Leading charity Cancer Research UK says prostate cancer is not 'clearly linked to any preventable causes' but points out the disease is most ... 04/7/2024 - 8:00 am | View Link
The Rockies, oh so desperately needed someone to make a big splash.
Two players delivered Friday night — one of them literally — in the Rockies’ 3-2 win over the Pirates at PNC Park.
Ryan McMahon led off the Rockies’ three-run sixth inning with a 445-foot homer that splashed down in the Allegheny River.
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which occurs each year as the Earth passes through remnants of Halley’s comet, is expected to reach its peak this weekend. Watchers can expect to see hundreds of meteors fill the sky in the pre-dawn hours. With the moon at a waning crescent, the show is expected to be even more vibrant than usual.
Chants of “disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest” are reverberating across the globe as student-led protests in support of Palestine have popped up outside the U. S. and in countries like Australia, Mexico, and the U. K. as the Israel-Hamas war enters into its seventh month.
The best Taylor Swift needle drops will make you think about her music a little differently. A show like You might play with tone, turning an emotional ballad into comic relief, while The Buccaneers might help christen a new Swiftie classic with one pivotal scene. Some music syncs feel so seamless you may start to believe they were written specifically for a movie, while others, like Swift’s Valentine’s Day sweetheart anthem “Today Was a Fairytale,” actually was.
In a fast-food culture, there may be few things better for your health than making a simple home-cooked meal. But while the meal itself may be a good idea, the cooking part can be a problem—at least if you own a natural gas or propane stove. That’s the conclusion of a new study in Science Advances, showing that dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are emitted by both kinds of stoves.
The findings are a result of new work conducted at Stanford University by environmental scientist Rob Jackson and graduate researcher Yannai Kashtan.