Here is what I am reading today: gene variants in autism discovered “Genetics researchers have identified 25 additional copy number variations (CNVs)—missing or duplicated stretches of DNA—that occur in some patients with autism. These CNVs, say the researchers, are “high impact”: although individually rare, each has a strong effect Read more…
Here is what I am reading today!: Java drinkers live longer? “One of life’s simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers Read more…
Here are a few stories in today’s news: new anti-obesity drug dismissed by FDA “The troubled path of diet drugs continues to look challenging, especially after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel recommended Thursday that the agency not approve a new anti-obesity medication—the second of three to come Read more…
As the second anniversary of my weightloss maintenance on Jenny Craig approaches, it seems only fitting to consider the state of overweight and obesity in the United States. The news is not encouraging. New data from Trust for America’s Health says that Americans are continuing to get fatter. The Trust Read more…