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Breathe slower for food to taste better
A team of engineers used a 3D printed model of the human airway to determine how people enjoy the smell of good food. Engineers suggest that breathing slowly delivers flavor better to the nose. “During quiet breathing, there is no […]
New blood test can detect cancer
A new blood test can now be used to detect cancer. This new method for blood-based RNA tests of blood platelets, researchers have been able to identify cancer with 96% accuracy. This according to a study at Umeå University in […]
Exercise pill closer to reality
Scientists are close to developing “exercise pills” or pills that mimic the benefits of exercise in the body. The scientists aim to use the pills to help those with injury and paralysis recover faster. “We have recognized the need for […]
Preschoolers need more outdoor time
A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that only 3 in 10 children had at least 60 minutes of a full child-care day outdoors for recess, as is recommended by guidelines. The amount of outdoor […]
How to not worry about work on weekends
Leaving unfinished work can ruin your weekends with worry. A new study shows that planning to resolve these tasks can help employees disengage and enjoy their evenings and weekends. Dr Brandon Smit from Ball State University, Indiana, studied of people’s […]
Mechanical heart valve prosthesis last longer than to biological ones
A group of scientists prove that patients with mechanical valve prosthesis survive longer than those with biological valve replacements. Researchers from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet In this latest registry study, the researchers examined over 4,500 Swedish patients in the 50 to […]
Why superstitions are hard to shake
Even when people recognize that their belief does not make sense, they can still allow that irrational belief to influence how they think, feel and behave, finds Associate Professor Jane Risen from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business […]
Fit adults lowers health costs later in life
Middle-aged people with fit lifestyles lower their annual health costs after age 65, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). Vanderbilt cardiologist and first author Justin Bachmann, M.D., MPH, and researchers studied […]
New device may replace stethoscope
HeartBuds, a device connected to a smartphone, may soon be replacing stethoscopes. With HeartBuds, doctors use a small, portable plastic listening device shaped much like the head of a traditional stethoscope. Instead of being attached to a Y-shaped tube that […]
Champagne can improve memory
Drinking one to three glasses of champagne a week may counteract the memory loss associated with ageing, and could help delay the onset of degenerative brain disorders, such as dementia. Scientists at the University of Reading have shown that the […]
