Making 'good' fat from muscle and vice versa

BOSTON--A surprise discovery -- that calorie-burning brown fat can be produced experimentally from muscle precursor cells in mice -- raises the prospect of new ways to fight obesity and overweight, say scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Reporting in the Aug. 21 issue of the journal ...

As Work Stress Rises, So May Depression

... But whether jobs trigger psychological woes or vice versa is unclear, expert says,,,, THURSDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- A stressful work environment brought on by lack of team spirit increases...

His and hers: Study examines the role of gender in the stigma of mental illness

...al Science, the volunteers expressed more anger and disgust - and less sympathy - toward Brian the alcoholic than toward Karen the alcoholic, and vice versa for depression. They were also more willing to help Brian and Karen when they suffered from an atypical disorder. Most striking of all, the volunteers...

Teenage Boys More Vulnerable And Emotionally Engaged In Romantic Relationships

... ‘score’ and are not emotionally invested in the relationship. Boys in the Toledo sample also perceived being influenced more by girls than vice versa and, while most participants from both sexes indicated they shared equal decision-making power in their relationships, the tilt was toward the girls w...

Link Between Obesity and Behavior in Kids

...rs that start in childhood. When interventions aren’t working with a child who is overweight, we need to address his or her mental well-being and vice versa for kids with behavior problems"...

Tobacco and alcohol connected to larger health problems

...th. They also showed higher levels of psychological distress. Also, those who currently smoked were more likely to report an alcohol problem, and vice versa - backing other research showing the two addictions are often linked. These findings suggest that perhaps it would be worthwhile asking patients who s...

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Photon

...otons can transform into these excitations (that is, the photon gets absorbed and medium excited, involving the creation of a quasi-particle) and vice versa (the quasi-particle transforms back into a photon, or the medium relaxes by re-emitting the energy as a photon). However, as these transformations are...

Wavelength

... wavelengths. See Also Waves frequency period amplitude External link Conversion: Wavelength to frequency and vice versa - The calculator Wavelength is the title of a 1978 album by Van Morrison . ...

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Transversion

... In molecular biology, transversion refers to the substitution of a purine for a pyrimidine or vice versa . It can only be reverted by a spontaneous reversion. Because this type of mutation changes the chemical structure dramatically, the consequences of...

Reciprocal cross

...ion of reciprocal from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with ... of the first cross supplies the female parent of the second cross and vice versa ... ... Production from Straightbreds and Reciprocal Crosses of Angus, Brahman, and Charolais Cattle1 ... birth weight in reciprocal crosses...