Scientists have long recognized the dangers of cadmium (Cd) exposure to the human body. Now, an invited commentary, place this finding in the context of the growing epidemiology linking Cd exposure to adverse health outcomes, and conclude that consistent consumption of organic foods over a lifetime could be expected to favorably influence health and mortality risk.
The September Special Issue of Parasitology is ApiCOWplexa 2013 – 2nd International Meeting on Apicomplexan Parasites in Farm Animals, volume…
A new open access article published in the journal Antarctic Science highlights the 80 most important questions in Antarctic and Southern…
Even Without Children, Couples Eat Frequent Family Meals Study represents first comprehensive look at adult-only family meal patterns
Couples and…
The September International Psychogeriatrics Article of the Month is entitled ‘Life course influences of physical and cognitive function and personality…
Tail biting in growing pigs is a serious welfare problem because it is painful and may lead to infections for its victims. It also leads to economic losses to farmer. These are good reasons for trying to find ways to prevent and control tail biting.
In Public Health Nutrition a new analaysis has discovered that eating more protein but less fats helps reduce daily total energy intake,…
The northern cassowary Casuarius unappendiculatus is the largest bird of New Guinea and a primary seed disperser. Many forest trees…
Women with severe mental illness are up to five times more likely than the general population to be victims of…
The September Nutrition Society Paper of the Month is from Public Health Nutrition and is entitled “Incentivizing fruit and vegetable…
The October Nutrition Society Paper of the Month is from Public Health Nutrition… and is entitled “Predicting use of ineffective vegetable parenting practices with the Model of Goal Directed Behaviour”.
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Figures show that over recent years the number of academic papers being retracted due to fraud or suspected fraud is rising rapidly. We blogged last year about the effect this is having on the…
The 2014 volume of The Antiquaries Journal …is now available online. In this blogpost, the journal’s Assistant Editor, Christopher Catling, provides a summary of four articles from the volume, which you can download and share at no
