The filling and draining of meltwater lakes has been found to cause a floating Antarctic ice shelf to flex, potentially threatening its stability. …read more Source:: Science
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Older fathers associated with increased birth risks, study reports
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•A decade of data documenting live births in the United States links babies of older fathers with a variety of increased risks at birth, including low birth weight and seizures, …read more Source:: Science
Neuroscientists get at the roots of pessimism
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•Neuroscientists have shown that stimulating the caudate nucleus can generate negative moods that lead to irrational decision-making. Stimulating the caudate nucleus causes animals to give far more weight to the …read more Source:: Science
Low-fat or low-carb? It’s a draw, study finds
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•New evidence might dismay those who have chosen sides in the low-fat versus low-carb diet debate. Cutting either carbs or fats shaves off excess weight in about the same proportion, …read more Source:: Science
Artificial muscles give soft robots superpowers
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•Researchers have created origami-inspired artificial muscles that add strength to soft robots, allowing them to lift objects that are up to 1,000 times their own weight using only air or …read more Source:: Science
Drug can dramatically reduce weight of people with obesity
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•A drug that targets the appetite control system in the brain could bring about significant weight loss in people with clinical obesity, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
Learning and staying in shape key to longer lifespan, study finds
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•People who are overweight cut their life expectancy by two months for every extra kilogram of weight they carry, research suggests. A major study has also found that education leads …read more Source:: Science