Survey: Tea or Pills over Exercise and Shots for High Blood Pressure Treatment
A new study reveals that when choosing a preferred treatment method for high blood pressure, they’d rather pop a pill or drink a cup of tea than exercise or get a shot. The American Heart Association says uncontrolled high blood pressure puts you at risk for serious and potentially deadly cardiac health issues like heart […]
New Device Will Tell You if Your Food is Safe to Eat
Have you ever wanted some way to tell whether meat and other foods are safe to consume? A group of mechanical, chemical engineers and biochemists at Canada’s McMaster University may have come up with such a solution. They’ve developed a new transparent test patch, named “Sentinel Wrap”, that can tell you if the food you’re […]
Cutting Back On Calories May Help You Live Longer and Healthier
A new study published in the journal, Cell Metabolism, suggests cutting back on calories in the daily diet may not only benefit the obese but also those of healthy weight, who aren’t looking to lose weight. Analyzing data from the Comprehensive Assessment of the Long-Term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy or CALERIE trials, the […]
Obesity May Dull Sense of Taste
A new study published in the journal PLOS Biology supports past research that suggests the more weight you gain the less you are able to taste the food you eat. The study, based on research with mice, suggests that obesity-driven inflammation actually reduced the number of their taste buds on their tongues. There are 50 […]
High Consumption of Red and Processed Meats May Lead to Non-alcoholic Liver Disease
For years, studies have shown that eating a diet that includes a lot of red and processed meat can be bad for your health. Researchers have been able to link high red/processed meat consumption to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. Now, recent research by Israeli medical scientists, have found […]
Platypus Milk Helps Fight Antibiotic Resistance
The platypus is a mammal, yet instead of ‘live birth’ it lays eggs, it’s got a bill and webbed feet that looks like a duck, a tail like a beaver and is venomous. At first glance, the platypus looks like an animal that could be the product of a creative imagination. Yet, despite its odd […]
Can Stress From Others Affect Your Brain?
Are you stressed out? If so, a new Canadian study hints that you may want to take care when you’re among others who are stressed too. The new study published in the journal, Nature Neuroscience, shows that stress conveyed to you by others may change your brain in the same way as your own stress does. […]
Holding Hands May Help Ease Pain
The proverb “love heals all wounds” may have some new scientific support. Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and Israel’s University of Haifa say they have found evidence that when one romantic partner holds hands with a partner in pain, the couple’s breathing, heart rate, and brainwaves will synchronize and will help the afflicted […]
Drinking Wine Could Aid Oral Health
Recent reports have suggested that drinking a glass of wine may be beneficial to your health. Researchers have found that wine has a concentration of a type of antioxidant called polyphenols that can be good for heart, brain, and muscle health. Some studies have also found that it might even be able to help fight […]
Junk Food Puts Immune System Into Overdrive
An international group of scientists has found that eating junk food could impact our immune system’s ability to fight disease. Detailing their findings in a new study published by the journal Cell, the researchers, led by the University of Bonn, found evidence that our body’s defense system, reacts the same way to high-calorie foods packed […]