A study published in The Lancet on 23 October investigates the effects of a new drug, tesofensine, on weight loss […]
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Dr Steve Thompson’s update from the ICSU
by Dr Steve Thompson MOZAMBIQUE – Dr David Carlson, director of the International Polar Year programme office thinks that it […]
Continue readingThe great greenwash
The Guardian newspaper today launched Green Wash, a new column that could make great reading in the coming months as […]
Continue readingA permanent record of every NZ website
This month, the National Library of New Zealand has taken up a seriously impressive challenge. For the first time ever, […]
Continue readingPeople are going bananas over a new diet
A new diet has been attracting coverage in the press. The ‘Morning Banana Diet’ devised by Japanese pharmacist Sumiko Watanabe […]
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A new diabetes drug that could extend the life of people with Type 2 diabetes and reduce complications is due […]
Continue readingEating quickly until full trebles the risk of overweight
A study published in the British Medical Journal this week had found that eating until full and eating quickly were […]
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A feathered but flightless dinosaur is a bizarre new addition to the fossil record showing the early history of the […]
Continue readingErectile dysfunction as a heart attack predictor
Erectile dysfunction can provide an early warning of a heart attack two or three years before one occurs, an expert […]
Continue readingNobel Laureate: America is neglecting science
Dr Peter Agre, 2003 winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry and who the Science Media Centre caught up with […]
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