Enlarge iStockphoto.com Did they talk first? iStockphoto.com Did they talk first? Forgive me, if you're suffering from PSA policy fatigue. But there are a few more things I thought you might want to know about the new guideline from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that says men of all ages should forgo routine blood tests to detect prostate cancer. Research from Johns Hopkins suggests the chances that doctors will listen aren't great. In case you missed it, which I doubt is possible, the influential task force concluded that the harms from PSA testing outweigh the benefits when it comes to routine use. The recommendation left the door open for men and their doctors to talk things over and go ahead with the test if ... Continue reading →
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60-Second Science | Mind & Brain Eating Fat Makes Mice Brain Want More Mice fed a high fat diet make new cells in the hypothalamus, which may increase the desire to eat more. Karen Hopkin reports. May 24, 2012 More 60-Second Science Subscribe via RSS iTunes If you could add cells anywhere in your body, you might pick your brain. More brain cells should make you smarter, right? Well, a new study shows that they might just make you fatter. Because animals that make new nerve cells in a brain region that controls hunger tend to pack on the pounds. The results appear in the journal Nature Neuroscience. [Daniel A. Lee et al, Tanycytes of the hypothalamic median eminence form a diet-responsive neurogenic niche] In ... Continue reading →