Chemotherapy Works Better in Calorie-Deprived Mice
Typically considered a pathology rather than a therapy, starvation has been found to lead to dramatically better results for mice undergoing chemotherapy treatment.
Recipe for Reducing Kids’ Excess Weight
In Miller-McCune.com's interview with nutritionist Marion Nestle, the author of What to Eat and other books declared, "You've got to get rid of the vending machines in the schools. They shouldn't be there in the first place." A recent study conducted in Philadelphia public schools, while not going to the lengths recommended by Nestle, suggests that a multi-pronged approach —incorporating healthier food choices; nutrition education for teachers, students, and parents; and encouragement of physical activity — can have a substantial impact on the incidence of overweight (a body mass index for their age in the 85th to 94th percentile) among children.
Rakish Angle on Rodent Research
It wasn't so disconcerting to learn that wild chimps use tools for eating, grooming, and defending themselves. Chimps, after all, are members of the great apes and almost identical genetically to humans. But now, in a development sure to give paws, er, pause to all owners of opposable thumbs, researchers at the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research in Japan (RIKEN) have taught rodents to use tools.
Taking the ‘Free’ Out of Freeways
Americans prize their freedom of speech, religion and assembly, but according to transportation economist David Lewis, “some perceive…
Apples: Not Just for Teacher Anymore
Miller-McCune.com recently interviewed nutritionist Marion Nestle, who shared her views and experiences related to school food. Asked whether there were any data showing that schools striving to offer healthier food have seen an improvement in academic performance or behavioral problems, Nestle said she had only anecdotal evidence, and related what she had observed at a private school in New York City that had launched a sophisticated school food program.
Big Soda, the USDA and School Food
The public is hearing mixed messages on eating right, and a prominent nutritionist believes government needs to cast off its lobbyist-inspired inhibitions and spread the gospel of common sense.
Affirming the Benefits of Negative Campaigning
Now that Hillary Clinton’s “3 a.m. insistently ringing red phone” commercial has achieved political advertisement hall-of-fame status, political…
Senior Moments of Research Rodents
Clinical trials are under way for a drug and vaccine that may inhibit the neurotoxin Aβ (or Abeta, if that's Greek to you), which has been linked to Alzheimer's disease.
Good Workplaces: Profit and Principles
Companies that rank high in employee satisfaction offer better returns to investors, a business school professor says.