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Emily Willingham
Try a bigger fork if you want to eat less
Researchers have found that when diners confront a large plate of food, eaters with bigger forks eat less and leave more on the plate.
July 20, 2011
Fenugreek seeds blamed in E. coli outbreak in Europe
Officials report that a shipment of fenugreek seeds from Egypt may be the culprit in a deadly E. coli outbreak that has killed 50 people and infected thousands.
July 12, 2011
Colon cancer screening saving lives, says CDC
If you’re age 50 to 75, have you had your colon cancer screening? This testing can save your life, and it makes colon cancer one of the most preventable cancers around.
July 10, 2011
Autism study implicates womb environment
Recent research suggests that autism results from a fairly even interaction between genes and environment, one that probably starts in the womb.
July 7, 2011
Could you cure type 2 diabetes by flipping a switch?
Imagine that you could flip a light switch and cure diabetes. That illuminating analogy may not be that farfetched: Research has linked light sensitivity to a protein involved in regulating blood glucose.
July 2, 2011
A snakebite ointment identified by Australians
Leave it to the Australians, people who live fang to foot with the world’s deadliest snakes, to find an unusual snakebite ointment. Read more about it here.
July 1, 2011
SpongeBob gets a fungus named for him
Dennis Desjardin named a newly identified mushroom species - a native of Borneo - Spongiforma squarepantsii for Spongebob Squarepants.
June 22, 2011
Why are 160 million girls missing from Asia?
Why are millions of girls missing from Asia? The growing scarcity of females has tilted the balance in nations where "gendercide" is practiced on a large scale.
June 19, 2011
Amphibian fungus reaches Central American holdout
An amphibian fungus has caused populations to decline worldwide. The fungus has now emerged in what was the last geographical holdout. Read more.
June 17, 2011
Global sperm counts not falling after all?
A 1992 paper said that human sperm counts were falling around the world. A new study say that might no be not so. Read more on global sperm counts.
June 13, 2011
