On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (February 17, 2010) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes.
1. Kidney Stones More Common in Obese
The risk of developing kidney stones nearly doubles in obese people, regardless of the degree of obesity
2. Aspirin May Help Beat Breast Cancer
Women with breast cancer who took aspirin regularly were less likely to die from the disease than women who didn’t take the pills as often, according to a study from the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
3. Scientists Unlock Key to Aging
Scientists discover the pathway that determines the lifecycle of cells in what is considered to be a biochemical breakthrough.
4. Malaria Likely Killed King Tut
An autopsy that was thousands of years in the making suggests that King Tutankhamen, who ruled Egypt and died around 1324 BC at age 19, was likely killed by malaria.
(By CalorieLab editors)
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Lab Notes: Kidney Stones More Common in Obese; Aspirin May Help Beat Breast Cancer