Category: Education
Four tomatoes a day may reduce kidney cancer risk
Women who eat more tomatoes or other lycopene-containing fruits and vegetables may have a lower risk of developing kidney cancer. According to researcher the amount of lycopene in the diet of the women who consumed lycopene at the highest level […]
White bread helps develop ‘good’ gut bacteria
Researchers have now discovered that white bread might not be bad at all, as it helps the growth of beneficial gut bacteria, the deficiency of which makes one vulnerable to diseases. Sonia Gonzalez and colleagues noted that the bacteria in […]
Research study to test anti-HIV gel for gay men
Overall new HIV infection rates have dipped by 26% in Asia and the Pacific region since 2001, but not for key populations such as men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people (source: UNAIDS Asia Pacific report, November […]
Ikea exposes morning routines around the world
Which world city has the earliest risers? And where are people more inclined to hit the snooze button before starting the day? Which metropolises watch the news before heading to the office and which ones prefer to stay in bed […]
Fasting could regenerate human immune system
Researchers at USC found that fasting for 4 or 5 days causes the body to generate new immune cells. Valter Longo, one of the team’s researchers, explained to The Daily Beast that a “mimicking” fast diet of 750-1050 calories per […]
7 Foods that make you stink
Blamed on everything from genes, to cheap perfume, even occupation, or the type of food you ate, body odour can be crowned as the single biggest turning off factor in social interactions. Some experts might blame it on the […]
Soccer boosts health in senior men
Results showed the soccer players made a 30 percent improvement in muscle function, and oxygen intake capacities increased by 15 percent. There was even improvement in bone mineralization, researchers say, stressing the importance of bone health in the elderly. Inspired […]
Investment in midwifery can save millions of lives of women and newborns
A report released today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund together with the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), WHO and partners reveals that major deficits in the midwifery workforce occur in 73 countries where these services are most desperately […]
Watching porn could shrink your brain
Researchers have claimed that men who watch copious amounts of porn have less gray matter in brain. The study was not able to determine if the adult films caused the brain to shrink. For the study, the researchers recruited 64 […]
Wikipedia unreliable source for health info, study says
At the first signs of illness, many of us don’t hesitate to look up our symptoms and corresponding conditions on Wikipedia. But according to a study published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, the vast majority of health-related […]
