SHORT TELOMERES AND CANCER RISK

The first prospective population-based study to examine telomere length and subsequent cancer risk has confirmed animal data suggesting that...

America! America! God shed His grace on thee

No comment, there are sufficient accompanying the article. America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brother...

Women

And Men. The Republican war on women. NY Times

It's a Funny Old World: Breast Milk Edition

Breast milk ice cream goes on sale in Covent Garden A restaurant in London's Covent Garden is serving a new range of ice cream, made wit...

Mono and teens: More than just hype

Mono. For some adults, just hearing the word brings back parental warnings on the dangers of teen makeout sessions and straw sharing. There’...

Texas The Lone Neuron State

I say lone neuron, because if they had two that they could bolt together, then it's unlikely that there would be half the stories that t...

Toy Boy

Sometimes I think that I'm trying to re-create my childhood, piece by piece. Toys, books, old copies of the Radio Times, drooling over ...

Polyphenols, Hormesis and Disease: Part II

In the last post, I explained that the body treats polyphenols as potentially harmful foreign chemicals, or "xenobiotics". How ca...

And The Times They Are a Changing. Ain't That So Mister Pilger

A decent cover with clearer lyrics. Behind the Arab Revolt Is a Word We Dare Not Speak By John Pilger Thursday 24 February 2011 Shortly afte...