Given the increasing problems that obesity presents worldwide, granular data on fat is enormously important.
Given the increasing problems that obesity presents worldwide, granular data on fat is enormously important.
Reanalysis and validation is an important part of the scientific process, but many researchers are hesitant to revisit old studies.
The study showed that women’s risk of death from smoking-related illnesses is now equivalent to that of men.
It seems fitting that an eventful year in science — discovering the Higgs boson particle, landing the Curiosity rover on Mars, Superstorm Sandy — should also bring a rich crop of books about science and health for the general reader. Here are five titles that show up on many a “Best of 2012″ book list: