Category: Education
Digestion problems? Eat kiwi
Kiwi fruit can help improve digestion, a new study claims. According to research, the green kiwi fruit has enzyme actinidin, which is not present in any other fruit. This enzyme can deliver enhanced gastric digestion, reports femalefirst.co.uk. “Although somewhat already […]
Eating fish to prevent arthritis
Women who have diets high in omega-3 fatty acid derived from fish are less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis than those who skimp on fish, new research suggests. Researchers surveyed Swedish women about their diets and found over the course […]
Raspberries may boost male fertility
Eating fresh raspberries could provide a boost to male fertility, increasing the chances of a man fathering a child, a new study reveals. The study was conducted by researchers at US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who found […]
Coffee consumption halts prostate cancer’s recurrence
Drinking over four cups of coffee per day is linked to a reduced risk of prostate cancer recurrence and progression, says new study. Corresponding author Janet L. Stanford, Ph.D., co-director of the Program in Prostate Cancer Research in the Fred […]
Research reveals that washing chicken is ‘unhealthy’
The common belief that washing raw chicken before cooking is safe, or even prevents food-borne illness was broken by a new research. The research was claiming that the rinse can actually be doing more harm than good. Food safety researchers […]
Have a cuppa for the liver
That cup of coffee to perk up your day may be helping your body in another way. A team of researchers led by Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (Duke-NUS) and the Duke University School of Medicine suggest that increased caffeine intake […]
10 ways we get smarter as we age
As we age, the brain‘s processing speed begins to slow, and memory may sometimes slip. But there are other ways that our mental powers grow as we get older. In the current issue of the journal Psychological Science, researchers report that […]
Study explores how sleep helps brain learn motor task
After a piano lesson, you go to sleep and when you wake up your fingers are better able to play that beautiful sequence of notes. Scientists explore how sleep makes that difference. The new study by neuroscientists helps to explain […]
Dogs can warn owners about low blood sugar levels
The most loyal and loving of pets come to the rescue of humans once again. Recent research has shown that dogs can be trained to alert diabetics about dangerously falling blood sugar levels. During the study, researchers found that “glycaemia […]
New possible cure for the deadly Ebola virus
New potential drug targets for the deadly Ebola virus may now be formed thanks to scientists who have discovered the molecular mechanism behind how it assembles. The study also showed that the same molecule that assembles and releases new viruses […]
