Despite the benefits reported for antioxidants, a new study suggests some of these compounds may place the consumers at risk of developing iron deficiency and anemia. Previous studies have pointed out the various health benefits of polyphenols including their capability for fighting prostate cancer and leukemia, reducing the risk of heart disease, improving bone health, [...]
LONDON: Despite their blase demeanours, young men are more affected by the ups and downs of romantic relationships than their girlfriends are, a new study suggests. While young women are more affected by their relationship status—that is, whether they are in one or not—young men are more sensitive to a relationship’s quality, such as how [...]
Researchers at McGill’s department of natural resources, the National Research Council of Canada, the University of Toronto and the SETI Institute have discovered that methane-eating bacteria survive in a highly unique spring located on Axel Heiberg Island in Canada’s extreme North. Dr. Lyle Whyte, McGill University microbiologist explains that the Lost Hammer spring supports microbial [...]
Washington: Teenagers who share a close relationship with their mothers are more likely to enjoy a successful romantic life when they grow up, a new study has claimed. Researchers at the Montclair State University in New Jersey found that teenagers` bonding with their parents, especially with mothers, influence their romantic life in adulthood. “Parents` relationships [...]
LONDON: You’ve probably heard that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, a recent study suggests that a couple of apples a day might keep the neurologist away. Antioxidants help preserve memory by protecting brain cells against damage from free radicals, research stated. Besides helping your memory and protecting your brain, apples have also [...]
A recent research found out that expensive organic foods may not healthier than traditional ones. Researchers of The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Health pointed out that there is no stable proof that organic foods – which don’t contain chemicals and genetically modified materials – are more efficient. According to the authors who published [...]
A panel of federal advisers will soon wrestle with a question that has bedeviled poets, philosophers and generations of frustrated men: What do women want? That enigma will be part of a Food and Drug Administration committee’s deliberations on June 18 when it considers endorsing the first pill designed to do for women what Viagra [...]
The progeny of Baby Boomers, Generation Y constitutes young adults born in the 1970s and 1980s, the demographic that hits square in the middle of new scientific evidence of increased stomach cancer. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute reviewed new cases of cancer in the lower stomach (also known as noncardia gastric cancer) that occurred [...]
Scientific Name: Brassica aleracea Biological Background: Broccoli is a dark-green vegetable with small, tight heads (curds) mounted on stem-like buds, and is a member of Brassica family of the Cruciferous vegetables. It is one of the most popular vegetables and was originated in Italy. A broccoli compound may help prevent or treat breast cancer by [...]
Blizzard around Saturn : The storm on Saturn Planet is so large that it’s visible from Earth, thanks to NASA Cassini spacecraft, which is currently orbiting Saturn. “We were so excited to get a heads-up from the amateurs,” said Cassini scientist Gordon Bjoraker, a composite infrared spectrometer team member based at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight [...]
