Survival of the Sickest

fava beans and a nice chianti

Sharon Moalem — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:55:35 +0000

The English Surgeon

Sharon Moalem — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:24:21 +0000

Brown Fat is Back!!

Sharon Moalem — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:53:34 +0000

Survival of the Sickest on CNN

Sharon Moalem — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:51:25 +0000

Methylation in Action

Sharon Moalem — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:15:37 +0000

Dr. Sharon Moalem on Bloomberg TV – Part 3/3

Sharon Moalem — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:37:55 +0000

The Secret is Out

Sharon Moalem — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:22:06 +0000

Ever wonder what happens to someone when they absorb too much
iron from the diet?

Dr. Sharon Moalem on Bloomberg TV – Part 2/3

Sharon Moalem — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:30:22 +0000

How to Have a Baby Boy

Sharon Moalem — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:57:06 +0000

Researchers at Exter and Oxford in the UK have just published a study about the importance of having a good breakfast (see NYT article here). That is if you’d like to have a baby boy. It seems that having a high calorie breakfast can increase the odds of having a boy, regardless of the weight status of the mother. From an evolutionary perspective this of course makes a lot of sense since signs of increased nutrition are important since baby boys need more calories to survive.

In Survival of the Sickest I talked about a situation where a significant increase in short term stress occurred, such as right after the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake in 1995 can skew the birth rate towards females. From an evolutionary perspective this makes sense, since increased in perceived environmental stress can signal that it may not be the most opportune time for boys, since they can be more expensive calorically to maintain.

Dr. Sharon Moalem on Bloomberg TV – Part 1/3

Sharon Moalem — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:05:01 +0000