Scientists use brain imaging to reveal the movies in our mind. New study finds 46% of obese people are metabolically healthy - Birmingham science news. New research reported in the European Heart Journal on September 4, 2012, reports that a large subset of obese people is in fact healthy.
The research was reviewed at the Eureka Alert web site the same day. The findings hinge on one fact. A person can be obese but be metabolically healthy. Metabolically healthy people do not have the same risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and other chronic diseases that obese people that are not metabolically healthy do. Dr. The researchers followed the ACLS participants from 1979 until 2003 and periodically measured every participants medical and lifestyle history, cardiorespiratory fitness on a treadmill test, height, weight, waist circumference, and percentage of body fat, Brain sex does not exist « Sex matters. Neuroscience is methodologically flawed.
Even when an effect is objectively measurable, small sample sizes and poor statistical significance plague brain imaging studies. Neurobiology: Old Brains, New Tricks. Until Fred Gage came along, brain scientists accepted as a matter of faith that the neurons, or brain cells, you were born with were all the brain cells you would ever have.
Then, two years ago, this 49-year-old neurobiologist at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif., showed in a groundbreaking experiment that neurons are constantly being born, particularly in the learning and memory centers. Gage's discovery forced scientists to rethink some of their most basic ideas about how the brain works. Even more exciting was the fact that the source of these new cells was neural-stem cells,... Behavior Therapy Normalizes Brains of Autistic Children. Autism likely has deep genetic roots, but the latest research provides hope that some learning techniques can lessen symptoms of the developmental disorder.
In children with the mildest cases of autism, these techniques resulted in changes in their brains that made them “indistinguishable” from those of unaffected children of the same age — essentially normalizing them, according to Geraldine Dawson in the department of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
(MORE: Autism Rises: More Children Than Ever Have Autism, but Is the Rise Real?) The results, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, are validation for the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), a behavioral-intervention program that involves intensive engagement with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). SXSW 2011: The internet is over. If my grandchildren ever ask me where I was when I realised the internet was over – they won't, of course, because they'll be too busy playing with the teleportation console – I'll be able to be quite specific: I was in a Mexican restaurant opposite a cemetery in Austin, Texas, halfway through eating a taco.
Concerns Over Breast Cancer Should Make You Double-Check Your Cosmetics. Low-Frequency Active (LFA) VENTS Program: Ocean Sound. The High Price of Materialism. Solar flare may be signal of more active sun storms. An active region on the sun that unleashed a powerful solar flare on March 4 does not appear to be quieting down, and may have more surprises in store over the coming week, scientists say.
An X1.1-class solar flare erupted from the sun at 11:13 p.m. International Journal of Žižek Studies. Join the IJŽS Facebook group for access to updates, announcements, and discussions.
As of October 2011, registered users at IJŽS numbered in excess of 14,000. Whilst this is very good news, the size of this cohort makes direct email announcements impractical. Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice. There's no gentle way to put it: People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be dumb, according to a new study that is bound to stir public controversy.
The research finds that children with low intelligence are more likely to hold prejudiced attitudes as adults. These findings point to a vicious cycle, according to lead researcher Gordon Hodson, a psychologist at Brock University in Ontario. Low-intelligence adults tend to gravitate toward socially conservative ideologies, the study found. How to Picture a Black Hole. This month, researchers are inaugurating the Event Horizon Telescope, a project that will try to take the first detailed pictures of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.This observation would be a remarkable achievement, underscoring the progress that has been made in black-hole research in just the last few decades.
As recently as the 1970s, astronomers still argued over whether black holes were theoretical constructs or real physical objects. They now have ample evidence that black holes are not only real, but abundant in the cosmos.Here on Earth, advanced computer simulations have given astronomers a wealth of information, leading theoretical physicist Kip Thorne of Caltech to suggest that black-hole research is entering a new golden age. Image: 1) LIGO Laboratory 2) ESA-C. Infographs. How Many Households Are Like Yours? - Interactive. Kowloon Walled City documentary (Part 1/4) + english subtitles. Have Scientists Finally Discovered Evidence for Psychic Phenomena? Scientists identify new 'force' particle - Europe. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), famously engaged in the quest for the Higgs boson, has turned up a heavier variant of a sub-atomic particle first discovered a quarter-century ago, scientists reported on Thursday.
The newcomer is called Chi-b(3P), which was uncovered in the debris from colliding protons, according to research published in the open-access online journal arxiv. Like the elusive Higgs and the photon, it is a boson, meaning it is a particle that carries force. But while the Higgs is not believed to be made of smaller particles, the Chi-b(3) comprises two relatively heavy particles, the beauty quark and its antiquark. Alternative Banking. Nicola Tesla. Blood Pressure Drug May Treat Senior Moments. A drug already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat high blood pressure may have an equally important effect on brain function, according to new research in monkeys. In the trial, older monkeys given the medication showed improved brain function after being given the medication.
Scientists say the study may reveal what goes wrong in the prefrontal cortex, the brain region involved in the highest mental functions like abstract thought and planning, during aging, and what might be behind those “senior moments” that become more common late in life. “It’s been known for some time that our higher cognitive functioning declines with normal aging, even beginning in middle age,” says Amy Arnsten, lead author of the study, published in the journal Nature and a professor of neurobiology at Yale University. Metal undergoes novel transition under extreme pressure. 20 December 2011Last updated at 12:43 The precise chemistry of metals within the Earth's interior will dictate the nature of its magnetic field. Scientists Discover Source of Stonehenge Rock in Wales. Could This Be The End Of Cancer? Six HIV patients die after church tells them to stop taking meds because they were healed by God: report
Sky News video shows pastor of an evangelical church in England supervising… Sunday, November 27, 2011. Navy Thinks Neck Injections Might Cure PTSD. 8 biggest mysteries of Mars explained. Mars was known as the "fire star" to ancient Chinese astronomers, and scientists are still burning with questions regarding the red planet. Ultralight Metallic Microlattices. Nintendo, EA, Sony sponsor Internet censorship bill.
Scientists Find Evidence for “Great Lake” on Europa and Potential New Habitat for Life. Europa's "Great Lake. " Researchers predict many more such lakes are scattered throughout the moon's icy shell. Potent Alzheimer's Vaccine 'Could Prevent Disease From Developing' Scientists believe that a potent Alzheimer's vaccine jab could be the secret to preventing the disease developing from its early stages. Researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington found that an antibody for Alzheimer's disease is more likely to trigger inflammation in the brain the later it is given and that it could potentially be prevented, as long as the vaccine is taken during the very early stages of the disease.
Ideas, issues, knowledge, data - visualized! How Religious Is Your State? Michael Specter: The danger of science denial. Science. Signs of ageing halted in the lab. 2 November 2011Last updated at 18:01 By James Gallagher Health reporter, BBC News. Is drug resistance in humans coming from chickens? Chimpanzees expand their territory by attacking and killing neighbours.
Nature - Tardigrades: Water bears in space. 17 May 2011Last updated at 02:46 By Emma Brennand Reporter, BBC Nature. The Story of Stuff. Freakonomics. Transparency. Inky Fool. Letters of Note. Imagination Prompt Generator. New WikiLeaks Cables Show US Diplomats Promote Genetically Engineered Crops Worldwide. Dozens of United States diplomatic cables released in the latest WikiLeaks dump on Wednesday reveal new details of the US effort to push foreign governments to approve genetically engineered (GE) crops and promote the worldwide interests of agribusiness giants like Monsanto and DuPont.
The cables further confirm previous Truthout reports on the diplomatic pressure the US has put on Spain and France, two countries with powerful anti-GE crop movements, to speed up their biotech approval process and quell anti-GE sentiment within the European Union (EU). Several cables describe "biotechnology outreach programs" in countries across the globe, including African, Asian and South American countries where Western biotech agriculture had yet to gain a foothold.
Cables detail US efforts to influence the biotech policies of developed countries such as Egypt and Turkey, but France continues to stand out as a high-profile target. Stand in Solidarity - Stop the Tar Sands! Ten Years Ago Portugal Legalized All Drugs. 10 Healthy Ways to Help a Hangover - Health. Should all obese people lose weight? Clear Skin Diet Foods To Eat For Clear Skin. Dutch to reclassify high-strength cannabis.
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Information about the incident at the Fukushima Nuclear Plants in Japan hosted by. Nuclear Radiation Detection Summary. Radiation Network. TPN : The Atomic Show. Nuclear Power Education - How Nuclear Fission Power Plants Work. Home: CTBTO Preparatory Commission. World Map. Fission-fusion hybrid mops up nuclear waste. Mighty Tevatron Shuts Down After Decades of Discoveries.
Asteroid 2005 YU55 To Narrowly Miss Earth (PHOTOS, VIDEO) Seismic Monitor. Moon's interior water casts doubt on formation theory. SOSE - Real-Time Satellite Data. Fifty new exoplanets discovered. Black Hole Holds Universe’s Biggest Water Supply. Sun Unleashes Largest Solar Flare in Four Years. Ben Goldacre: Battling bad science. Tim Harford: Trial, error and the God complex. Kevin Slavin: How algorithms shape our world. RSA Animate - The Empathic Civilisation.
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