Apr 20, 2007

Cervical fluids and boron nitride

Posted in Bio, Chemistry, Physics, spectroscopy at 4:00 pm by David Bradley -- Click to comment

Two more reports of general interest from my SpectroscopyNOW column. The first is on a new informatics approach to understanding cervical vaginal fluids and the second on a new study of boron nitride the technological wonder material of the future
Screening for premature problems
The application of multiple protein identification algorithms to an analysis of cervical vaginal fluid (CVF) can provide a detailed map of biological markers to help …

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Apr 13, 2007

Obesity Gene

Posted in Bio, Chemistry, Health at 3:25 pm by David Bradley -- 15 Comments; add yours

Today’s claims in the media about the recently discovered obesity gene are at best overwrought and at worst downright dangerous. A vast study involving more than twenty research centres across the UK has allegedly demonstrated that almost one fifth of us carry a variant of the gene known as FTO that predisposes us to obesity or overweight.

According to the researchers, “Obesity is a serious international health problem that increases the …

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Apr 6, 2007

It’s a dog’s life

Posted in Bio, Health at 4:30 pm by David Bradley -- 5 Comments; add yours

Cutting out the French fries, burgers, chips, candy, beer, soda, and other delicious yet largely non-nutritious food and drink from your diet is generally a good idea. One of the reasons, health experts suspect, is that somehow a reduced-calorie diet leads to a longer life. Now, researchers at Imperial College London have looked at a dog’s life and discovered why dietary restriction could lead to a longer life.

Jeremy Nicholson and …

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