Gelatin, Vitamin C Regenerate Collagen in Damaged Joints, Tendons and Ligaments
A new study from Keith Baar's Functional Molecular Biology Laboratory at the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences and the Australian Institute of Sport...
Magnesium In Your Diet: Risks Of Heart Disease And 5 Other...
By Lizette Borreli
We all know vitamins and minerals such as calcium are vital nutrients our bodies need to stay healthy. Magnesium, a versatile mineral, is often overlooked,...
Prepackaged Salads Encourage Growth of Salmonella
A new study shows that small amounts of damage to salad leaves in bagged salads encourage the presence of Salmonella enterica. Juices released from damaged...
New Study Uncovers Unexpected Antiaging Benefits of Vitamin D
It it appears that vitamin D has much wider effects than previously recognized, according to researchers at the Buck Institute in northern California. Working...
FDA: Homeopathic Teething Gels May Have Killed 10 Babies, Sickened 400
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned parents to stop using homeopathic products to treat their babies’ teething pains, citing an investigation into “adverse events" linked to the...
Calcium Supplements May Clog Arteries and Damage Heart
After 10 years of medical tests on more than 6,000 people in a federally funded heart disease study, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and elsewhere...
New Study: One Gene Controls Your Preference for Foods High in...
People who carry variants in a particular gene have an increased preference for high fat food, but a decreased preference for sugary foods. This...
New Study Shows How Chinese Medicine Kills Cancer Cells
Austrailian researchers at the University of Adelaide have shown how a complex mix of plant compounds derived from ancient clinical practice in China –...
How Ginger and Chili Peppers Work Together to Reduce Cancer Risk
For many people, there's nothing more satisfying than a hot, spicy meal. But some research has suggested that capsaicin, the compound that gives chili...
Surprising Role of Biological ‘Dark Matter’ in Development of Heart Failure
Scientists at UCLA have identified a molecule that appears to play a key role in the development of heart failure. The scientists found that...
Snail Venom Leading to Better Diabetes Treatments
University of Utah researchers have found that the structure of an insulin molecule produced by predatory cone snails may be an improvement over current...
Hip Fractures: Most of the Elderly Unlikely to Fully Recover
Fifty percent of older adults who experience a broken hip will never be as physically active and independent as they were before their fracture. And the odds for...
