A study comparing the weight of biological and adopted children to that of their parents has found that lifestyles, rather than genes, are primarily responsible for the children being overweight (). The researchers, from the Centre for Economic Performance at the School of Economics and Political Science, concluded that policies to influence parents’ lifestyles could… Read More
“The sinews of war are infinite money.“ “War is not so much a matter of weapons, as of money.“ Cicero, Roman Statesman
“Armed forces abroad are of little value unless there is prudent counsel at home.“ Cicero, Roman Statesman
Equality at the bottom of the corporate ladder might be better at smashing the glass ceiling that holds back female advancement than quotas in the boardroom, a mathematical model suggests. Barbara Keller of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and her colleagues modelled PhD students’ choice of mentor to see if a glass… Read More
Government advice may be a fat lot of good. A controversial study claims dietary guidelines issued on fat intake to reduce the risk of heart disease were not supported by evidence from clinical trials. In 1977, the US government said fat intake should make up no more than 30% of an individual’s diet, and saturated… Read More
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