Signaling protein builds bigger, better bones in mice
In a new study, researchers present a “cautionary tale?about what may go wrong when using the fledgling science of proteomics to devise a diagnostic test for cancer. In the February 16 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center detail why an experimental test intended to identify early ovarian cancer from a...Bigger brain size matters for intellectual ability
Brain size matters for intellectual ability and bigger is better, McMaster University researchers have found. The stud...Study finds evolution doesn't always favor bigger animals
Biologists have long believed that bigger is better when it comes to body size, since many lineages of animals, from horses to dinosaurs, have evolved into larger species over time. But a study published this week by two biologists at the University of California, San Diego in an early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that maxim, known as "Cop...Preschoolers eat more when served in bigger helpings
Preschool children in the age group of 4 to 6 years of age will eat as much as they are served// in a single helping. New research on pediatric behavior suggests that preschool children eat as much as they are served on their plate in any one time. Till date it was accepted that these children ate depending on how much they had eaten in their last meals, or how calorie rich the last me...Incidence of childhood cancer linked to bigger births
Over-sized newborns could be in the risk category for childhood cancer, according to a recent study. Researchers from France, Italy and Germany have published// the details of the study in the European Journal of Cancer, indicating that the number of cases of childhood cancer in Europe has shot up from 120 cases per million in 1978 to 140 in 1997. The rise is attributed to alteration...Canadian Waistline Watch - Getting Bigger, But Not So Fast
Canadians are getting heavier , but a new study by Statistics Canada has a note of cheer , they are not gaining weight at the same pace as they did earlier. //Adults between 18-64 were monitored for weight gain every two years from 1996 to 2005 . The data showed that they have put on weight steadily , but during the last two years , the amount of weight gain has decreased. This welcom...Private Health Care: A Bigger Boom
Private health care is set to boom following expectations of the lowest premium rise of about 4 per cent in six years. // The four per cent increase equates to about $1.50 a week extra on a typical annual family rebated premium of $1,750, will begin in April. The private cover will also be expanded to include a wide range of medical services including Chemotherapy and Dialysis delivered...More Vitamin-E Mean Bigger Babies
Pregnant women with higher levels of Vitamin-E in their blood are likely to give birth to bigger babies, says a study//. Theresa O. Scholl and colleagues at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Stratford followed 1,231 women and measured the plasma concentrations of alpha-tocopherol-one, a form of Vitamin-E, at week one and week 28 of their pregnancy....