Pregnant, constipated and bloated? Fly poo may tell you why
Clues about how the human gut helps regulate our appetite have come from a most unusual source fruit fly faeces. Scientists at the University of Cambridge are using the fruit fly to help understand...
View ArticleFish weight-watchers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Telling your partner to watch her weight is not recommended-unless you're a male cleaner fish, reports a new study in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
View ArticleNetflix and beyond: new ways to watch TV, movies
(AP) -- The DVD-by-mail service Netflix built its business on will soon be known as Qwickster. The rebranding follows Netflix's decision to split its DVD rental business from its online streaming...
View ArticleCan we share vampires' appetite for synthetic blood?
Vampires on the True Blood television series are already enjoying the advantages of synthetic blood. While this may seem to be only the imagination on the big screen, the true benefits of blood...
View ArticleAngie's List stock rises in first trading day
(AP) -- The stock of consumer-reviews site Angie's List Inc. increased 16 percent on its first day of trading Thursday, showing ongoing investor appetite for Internet companies.
View ArticleConservation risk highest off coasts of Canada, Mexico, Peru and New Zealand:...
University of British Columbia researchers have identified conservation "hot spots" around the world where the temptation to profit from overfishing outweighs the appetite for conservation.
View ArticleClash of the crayfish: Why the Americans are winning
Aggressive American signal crayfish are threatening Britain's native white-clawed crayfish populations because they have better resistance to parasites and are less fussy about what they eat.
View ArticleNepal 'Himalayan Viagra' harvest droops to record low
Every summer, Himalayan villages empty as locals rush to the mountains of northern Nepal to harvest yarchagumba, a high-altitude wild fungus that is prized for its aphrodisiac qualities.
View ArticleNew promise in sea lice-eating lumpfish
Ballan wrasse and goldsinny wrasse are currently the principal biological weapons to fight sea lice at fish farms in Trøndelag county and further south. As these two species are sensitive to cold...
View ArticleFinancier George Soros boosts stake in Apple
Carl Icahn isn't the only billionaire investor with an appetite for Apple's stock.
View ArticleKey chocolate ingredients could help prevent obesity, diabetes
Improved thinking. Decreased appetite. Lowered blood pressure. The potential health benefits of dark chocolate keep piling up, and scientists are now homing in on what ingredients in chocolate might...
View ArticleMicroalgae used to clean up oil refinery wastewater in successful test facility
At a Chevron oil refinery in Hawaii, researchers are growing microalgae in a 5,000-liter photobioreactor, flowing wastewater from the refinery through the reactor, and taking advantage of the algae's...
View ArticleThe search for obesity drugs targets hunger's complex chemistry
Discoveries of hormones related to weight and appetite in the '90s helped spur a search for obesity treatments targeting those hormones— with disappointing results. Now scientists are taking a new tack...
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