Archive for September, 2007
Fighting Cancer with Fruit and Vegetables #2
A common component of fruit and vegetables (pectin) has been shown to kill prostate cancer cells.
The study was published in the academic journal Glycobiology, the August issue, and was conducted by Debra Mohnen at the University of Georgia UGA Cancer Center where the study is also reported.
So far this is only a laboratory experiment - [...]Obesity is a Social Problem
A study from America has shown that where you live affects how heavy you are.
Put starkly: the wealthier your neighbourhood the less likely you are to be overweight. (The figures from the study are that: for each additional $100,000 in the median price of homes, obesity rates in a given post code drop 2 [...]Religious Words and Altruism
A study has found that religious and civic responsibility concepts lead to more altruistic behaviour.
The experiments were conducted by Azim Shariff and Ara Norenzayan at the University of British Columbia in Canada.
The experiments asked people to sort jumbled words. One group was given religious words or words to do with civic responsibility the other [...]
