11 results for "Gina Kolata"
Report questions strict limits on salt
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 12:00 AMIn a report that undercuts years of public health warnings, a prestigious group convened by the government says there is no good reason based on health outcomes for many Americans to drive their sodium consumption down to the very low levels rec...
New insight into cancer provided by DNA research
Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 12:00 AMScientists have discovered that the most dangerous cancer of the uterine lining closely resembles the worst ovarian and breast cancers, providing the most telling evidence yet that cancer will increasingly be seen as a disease defined primarily ...
FDA plans to ease Alzheimer's drug approval
Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 12:00 AMThe Food and Drug Administration plans to loosen the rules for approving new treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
Diet study lifts experts' hopes
Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 12:00 AMThis is a watershed moment in the field of nutrition, medical experts say. For the first time, researchers have shown that a diet can have an effect as powerful as drugs in preventing what really matters to patients – heart attacks, and str...
Study lauds Mediterranean diet
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 12:00 AMAbout 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and deaths from heart disease can be prevented in people at high risk if they switch to a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, nuts, beans, fish, fruits and vegetables, and even drink wine with meals, ...
DNA sequences can reveal full identities
Friday, January 18, 2013 at 12:00 AMThe genetic data posted online seemed perfectly anonymous – strings of billions of DNA letters from more than 1,000 people.
Drug firms hope new drugs can fight multiple cancers
Sunday, December 23, 2012 at 12:00 AMFor the first time, three pharmaceutical companies are poised to test whether new drugs can work against a wide range of cancers regardless of where they originated – breast, prostate, liver, lung.
Assessing our sedentary ways
Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 12:00 AMRod Dishman, director of the exercise psychology laboratory at the University of Georgia, is annoyed when students enroll in one of the fitness classes offered at his university. It's a class in walking.
Gene study yields new breast cancer insights
Monday, September 24, 2012 at 12:00 AMIn findings that are fundamentally reshaping the scientific understanding of breast cancer, researchers have identified four genetically distinct types of the cancer. And within those types, they found hallmark genetic changes that are driving m...
DNA 'junk' may be crucial to our health
Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 12:00 AMAmong the many mysteries of human biology is why complex diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure and psychiatric disorders are so difficult to predict and, often, to treat. An equally perplexing puzzle is why one individual gets a disease li...
