Compared to Meat-Eaters, Vegetarians Appear to Have a Better Biomarker Profile According to a new study of over 166,000 UK adults presented at this week’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO), held online this year, vegetarians appear…
According to Recent Research, Using Brain-Training Software can Help Individuals Consume Less Junk Food and Lose Weight The Food Trainer (FoodT app) teaches users to touch on photos of nutritious foods but to stop when they encounter harmful snacks, establishing a link…
Researchers Discovered that Older Adults’ Sense of Smell Declines When it Comes to Meat, But Not When it Comes to Vanilla Finding food, distinguishing it from dangerous substances, and appreciating its flavor all rely on the sense of smell. Airborne molecules stimulate the sense of smell…
Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases are Successfully Treated with Engineered Cells UC San Francisco researchers have demonstrated that gene-edited cellular therapeutics can be used to successfully treat cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. Scientists demonstrated in a mouse…
Pollution and Increased Free-radical Damage Hasten the Aging Process According to a new study, unrepaired DNA damage can hasten the aging process. Every day, our bodies are subjected to a barrage of UV rays,…
Parkinson’s Disease may be Prevented and Treated with Fruit Component In mouse studies, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have added to evidence that the compound farnesol, found naturally in herbs, berries, and other fruits…
Health Risks from Toxic Pollution and Climate Change are Confirmed in a New Study Researchers discovered a strong and statistically significant relationship between the spatial distribution of global climate risk and toxic pollution in a new study that combined…
Eating Plant-centered Diet during Young Age may lower Risk of Heart Disease in Middle Age According to a long-term study with about 30 years of follow-up, eating a plant-centered diet during young adulthood is associated with a lower risk of…
Researcher Develops Cell Lines to aid in Treatment of Children with Mitochondrial Diseases The mitochondrion has a well-deserved reputation as the “powerhouse of the cell.” These tiny but powerful organelles perform a variety of life-sustaining functions, ranging from…
Obese Older Adults may benefit from Calorie Cut and Regular Exercise When compared to exercise alone, combining aerobic exercise with moderate reductions in total daily calories resulted in greater improvements in vascular health in older adults…
Listening to Music Daily Improves Language Recovery in Stroke Patients When compared to those who listened to audiobooks, stroke survivors who listened to vocal music exhibited better recovery of structural connectivity of language networks in…
Potential New Contraceptive that Uses Antibodies against Sperm Developed by Researchers A team from the Boston University School of Medicine (BESM) and the California-based company Jabbio has developed a worrying new contraceptive. The birth control method…