 
Endocrinology News How Red Wine's Resveratrol Confers Health Benefits Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:00 PST Scientists have found out why resveratrol, a chemical naturally found in red wine, grapes, and some other fruit and vegetables, has health benefits, according to an article published in the journal Cell, February 3rd issue... Pneumonia Survival May Improve With Stimulation Of Brain Hormone Action Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST An international research team may have found a way to block a second wave of death that can result from pneumonia treatment. Antibiotics are effective at killing pneumococcus - the cause of about 50 percent of pneumonias - but as it dies the bacterium releases potentially lethal toxins... Study Finds Testosterone Makes Us Less Cooperative And More Egocentric Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST Testosterone makes us overvalue our own opinions at the expense of cooperation, research from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL (University College London) has found. The findings may have implications for how group decisions are affected by dominant individuals... Sugar - Attacking Health Globally Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 PST A recent study published in Nature by Robert Lustig, MD, Laura Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH, and Claire Brindis, DPH, and colleges at the University of California, San Francisco, reveals that sugar is as dangerous when over-consumed as tobacco or alcohol, and should be used in moderation... What Is Brown Fat? What Is Brown Adipose Tissue? Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST Brown adipose tissue (BAT), also known as brown fat, is one of two types of fat humans and other mammals have - the other type is known as white or yellow fat. Human newborns and hibernating mammals have high levels of brown fat. Brown fat's main function is to generate body heat...  |
