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Bye-bye, egg allergy

By Stephen Ornes / August 10, 2012

An egg allergy may keep kids from eating many foods. But a new study could help those kids eat eggs again one day. Credit: Robert & Mihaela Vicol

Eating tiny amounts of eggs helps some children overcome their egg allergy

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged allergic reaction, allergy, eggs, FDA, getinvolved, immune system, immunology, medicine, milk, New England Journal of Medicine, peanuts, treatment, University of North Carolina, Wesley Burks

Twins don’t share everything

By Stephen Ornes / July 31, 2012

At birth, identical twins have differences in the chemical markers attached to their DNA. These differences may help explain why they don't look exactly the same. Credit: Todd Huffman

Twins carry different flags on their DNA, even from birth

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged Arturas Petronis, cells, classical genetics, DNA, embryos, epigenetic, epigenetics, genes, genetics, getinvolved, heredity, Jeffrey Craig, methyl groups, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, twins, University of Toronto, wins

Kids with ‘adult’ problems

By Stephen Ornes / July 2, 2012

Poor nutrition and lack of exercise contribute to the rising rate of obesity in American children. Obesity, or being extremely overweight, is linked to a number of serious health issues. Credit: Chris Fertnig/iStockphoto

Nationwide survey shows that children are headed toward serious health problems related to excess weight

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged atherosclerosis, children, cholesterol, diabetes, exercise, getinvolved, health, heart disease, high blood pressure, hypertension, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES, obesity, overweight

Paralyzed rats walk again

By Roberta Kwok / June 7, 2012

With the right treatment and training regimen, rats with spinal cord injuries can learn to walk again and even climb stairs. Credit: EPFL

Treatment helps animals recover from spinal cord injuries

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged brain, getinvolved, John McDonald, nervous system, paralysis, spinal cord

DNA takes notes

By Stephen Ornes / June 4, 2012

DNA, a tightly coiled molecule found in almost every living cell, may be used as a memory device. Credit: National Human Genome Research Institute

Engineers develop a computer memory system based on living cells

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged DNA, enzyme, getinvolved, Jerome Bonnet, memory, Stanford University

Obesity linked to location

By Stephen Ornes / May 11, 2012

Kids skateboard and play Frisbee in Seattle’s Gas Works Park. Recent studies of neighborhoods in Seattle and San Diego found that children’s proximity to parks and supermarkets influenced obesity. Credit: Emily Krieger

Kids living near parks or markets less likely to be extremely overweight

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged amenity, epidemic, exercise, getinvolved, obesity, parks, physical activity, super markets

Switching cough off

By Stephen Ornes / May 3, 2012

The green balls in this illustration of an airway represent the virus that causes the common cold. Credit: Nicolle Rager Fuller/NSF

Researchers find possible solution to the nagging problem of how to curb a cough

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged coughing, getinvolved, pollen, smoking, TRPV1, wasabi

Losing control over sugar

By Stephen Ornes / March 1, 2012

A common pollutant and sweetener mess with important hormones

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged diabetes, endocrine, Endocrine system, evolution, getinvolved, hormones, insulin, pancreas, systems

Surprisingly hardy flu germs

By Stephen Ornes / December 14, 2011

Flu-causing viruses may live for days or even months outside the body

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged getinvolved

What’s on your genes?

By Sharon Pochron / September 21, 2011

Tiny genetic switches create big differences

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged classical genetics, DNA, epigenetics, feature, genes, twins

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