Protecting Your Brain From The Damaging Effects of Modern Stress and...
By Jim English
Our fast-paced, interconnected world is seemingly fueled by non-stop, 24-hour news cycles that are a significant source of stress and anxiety. And...
Global Study Finds Higher Saturated-Fat Intake Reduces Mortality
Results from a recently released, long awaited dietary study will put supporters of low-fat diets into a carbohydrate-fueled tailspin. According to the large cohort...
Dietary Potassium May Help Protect Against Vascular Calcification
Bananas and avocados — foods rich in potassium — may help protect against pathogenic vascular calcification, also known as hardening of the arteries.
University of...
Vitamin K Deficiency Linked to Enlarged Heart Chamber in Adolescents
Scientists have found another reason for children to eat their green leafy vegetables.
A study of 766 otherwise healthy adolescents showed that those who consumed...
Drinking Coffee Reduces Mortality Rate by 50% in Patients with HIV,...
Patients infected by both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are at specific risk of end-stage liver disease and greater risk...
Sugar Intakes Raises Risk of Heart Disease in ‘Healthy People’
Even healthy people who consume too much sugar are at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. In a ground-breaking study from the University of...
Mold Discovered in Sea Salts May Result in Food Contamination
Like fine wines, sea salts are artisanal products that inspire talk of terroir, texture and provenance. Now there's evidence that they can also be...
Black Tea Promotes Weight Loss by Altering Gut Bacteria
UCLA researchers have demonstrated for the first time that black tea may promote weight loss and other health benefits by changing bacteria in the...
Health Risks of Prescription Sleep Medications in Older Adults
Sleep doesn't come easily for nearly half of older Americans, with more than a third taking some sort of medication to help them doze...
How Mitochondria Prevent Cell Death When Deprived of Nutrients
McGill University researchers have discovered a mechanism through which mitochondria, the energy factory of our body's cells, play a role in preventing cells from...
Selenium and CoQ10 Combo Cuts Heart Disease Death Rate in Half
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the developed world, killing more than 17 million per year, far more lives than cancer claims,...
Vitamin C May Encourage Blood Cancer Stem Cells to Die
Vitamin C may “tell” faulty stem cells in the bone marrow to mature and die normally, instead of multiplying to cause blood cancers. This...
