Video: The chemistry behind kibble
Have you ever thought about how strange it is that dogs eat these dry, weird-smelling bits of food for their entire lives and never get sick of them?
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Madagascar's lemurs use millipedes for their tummy troubles
Madagascar's red-fronted lemurs may have a secret weapon from nature's medicine cabinet: millipedes. This is according to a study led by Louise Peckre of the German Primate Center at the Leibniz Institute for Primate Research ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 30, 2018
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Free weights or machines?
(HealthDay)—Resistance or strength training isn't just for bodybuilders—it's for everyone, and it's essential to combat the natural tendency to lose muscle mass with age.
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Jul 12, 2018
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'Surgery in a pill' a potential treatment for diabetes
Over the last decade, bariatric surgeons have made strides in performing weight loss surgery that not only reverses obesity but can also reverse type 2 diabetes in patients with both conditions. Despite dramatic improvements ...
Materials Science
Jun 11, 2018
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Genetic mutation identified as culprit in rare infectious disease
At some point in life, most of us will contract Tropheryma whipplei without even knowing it. For one in a million infected people, however, this bacterium will make itself blatantly known by causing Whipple's disease, an ...
Biotechnology
May 28, 2018
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Fat cat? Here's how much to feed to lose weight
Does your cat lay around all day, only getting up to eat and visit the litter box? Chances are, he's overweight. Maybe you've switched to the "diet" cat food or tried feeding him less, but you might have noticed it's not ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 24, 2018
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Obese dogs helped by 'effective' weight loss trials
On average overweight dogs lose an average of 11% of their bodyweight when enrolled on a weight loss trial according to researchers who have conducted the largest international multi-centre weight study.
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Sep 21, 2017
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Food photos help Instagram users with healthy eating
Instagram users post millions of food photos—whether to show off a sophisticated palate, make friends drool over chicken and waffles or artfully arrange colorful macarons.
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2017
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Researchers identify calorie-burning pathway in fat cells
Investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in collaboration with scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have identified a natural molecular pathway that enables cells to burn off calories as heat rather ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 30, 2016
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Scientists pursue a diabetes drug that also fights obesity
Insulin helps patients with Type 2 diabetes regulate their blood sugar, but the treatment is also associated with weight gain—an unwanted and unhealthy side effect.
Biochemistry
Jan 27, 2016
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