The paper, published in the journal Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes), found for the first time that dementia-related complications within the brain can also lead to changes in glucose handling and ultimately diabetes. This is contrary to what was previously thought - that diabetes begins with a malfunction in the pancreas or a high fat, high sugar diet.Hundreds of genes seen sparking to life two days after death
The discovery that many genes are still working up to 48 hours after death has implications for organ transplants, forensics and our very definition of deathTourists pick up antibiotic-resistance genes in just two days
One-third of hospitals in developing world lack running water
New Life Found That Lives Off Electricity
Scientists have figured out how microbes can suck energy from rocks. Such life-forms might be more widespread than anyone anticipated.
Don’t Wash Your Face Because Zits Are Cool Now
Ummm, No. Facial infection is not advisable.
Office cake culture is 'danger to health'
Ummm, Yes. Especially that bizarre "exhaling on cake" tradition...
