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Dr. Ramachandran Vasan, lead author of the Framingham study, however, notes, "A zero-calorie drink could produce a metabolic response if it is sweet. It can condition you to develop a preference for sweet things, which can lead to weight gain or metabolic syndrome. So something that is sweet could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do Diet Foods Lead to Weight Gain? | 8/8/2007 | See Source »

The Western diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Maliki's advisers appear split on the issue. Some of them appear to be urging Maliki to renew the Tawafiq partnership in an effort to stop already deep sectarian rifts from widening still further. Others close to the Prime Minister...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Maliki Save His Coalition? | 8/6/2007 | See Source »

But OCD isn't adorable. About 7 million adults, teens and children in the U.S. are now thought to have it in one form or another, and their pain is far worse than you probably know. What's more, since one family member disabled by the disorder can destabilize an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Worry Hijacks The Brain | 8/2/2007 | See Source »

Other compelling, if controversial, research has long pursued an entirely different cause of OCD: streptococcal infection. As long ago as the 17th century, British physician Thomas Sydenham first noticed a link between childhood strep and the later onset of a tic condition that became known as Sydenham's chorea. Modern...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Worry Hijacks The Brain | 8/2/2007 | See Source »

For decades, MS researchers have been forced to make their best guess as to what causes the disease, which affects 300,000 Americans, mostly women, between their 20s and 40s. Since 1990, thanks to work done in Hafler's lab, however, they've known that MS sufferers have hyperactive T...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Genes Discovered for MS | 7/29/2007 | See Source »

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