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A team of scientists have carried out a study on the symptoms of the menopause, which re-analysed the data from a previous study. This study had examined the effects of MLE4901, a compound which affected Neurokin 3, a substance produced in the brain. This treatment reduced the incidence and severity of hot flushes, which are associated with the menopause, after...Read More

The horse needs power to help it gallop quickly and carry a rider or pull a heavy load. The deep muscles help to provide that power, particularly in the hindquarters. The deep muscles lie beneath the superficial muscles, supporting them to do the work. This is the second blog post on equine muscle anatomy - the first covered the superficial muscles on...Read More

The horse is built for movement, from the up and down motion of a trot, to a flowing canter. Movement requires muscles and there are many more muscles in a horse than in a human. Three types of muscle can be found in a horse: skeletal muscles, cardiac muscles which are in the heart and smooth muscle which helps to...Read More

A team of UK scientists checked around 200 second-hand toys for toxic chemicals, including lead, cadmium and bromine. They found that certain colours of plastic toys could contain high levels of hazardous elements. They also chose to simulate what might happen to the chemicals in the toys if they were to be chewed. Their findings were published as an open...Read More

US-based scientists have found that effective weight loss can be achieved by following either a  low-carbohydrate diet, or a low-fat diet over a 12 month period. The scientists did not find any evidence to suggest that a diet was more effective according to people’s gene variations. The scientists were from the Stanford University School of Medicine in the US and...Read More

A team of scientists have recommended that the UK government take steps to legislate for the mandatory addition of folic acid to flour in the country. They estimate that this could prevent babies being born with severely disabling birth defects. The study was published in Public Health Reviews as an open access article in January. The scientists were from the...Read More