UCLA researchers find anti-Alzheimer’s mechanism in omega-3 fatty acids. It’s good news that we are living longer, but bad news that the longer we live, the better our odds of developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Many Alzheimer’s researchers have long touted fish oil, by pill or diet, as an accessible and inexpensive “weapon” that may delay […]
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Dole, Chiquita Join Honduran Cantaloupe Recall
Fruit producers Chiquita and Dole have joined the now week-old recall of cantaloupes from Honduras amid a salmonella scare.
About five-dozen people have been sickened by the melons in 16 U. S. states and Canada.
The Food and Drug Administration says it is working with the company involved, Angropecuaria Montelibano, as well as the Honduran government, to […]
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Like Tobacco, Marijuana Use Linked To Gum Disease
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Researchers say the process reprogrammed the cells of the mice into an […]
Research by WPI scientists shows that compounds in cranberries may be antibacterial agents. Though Cranberry sauce is not the star of the traditional Thanksgiving Day meal, but when it comes to health benefits, the lowly condiment takes center stage. In fact, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have found that compounds in cranberries are able […]
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AUSTIN, Texas—College students drink larger amounts of alcohol on football game days, comparable to well-known drinking days such as New Year’s Eve and Halloween, according to research from The University of Texas at Austin.
Psychologists found those women, particularly lighter drinkers, were more likely to engage in risky behaviors following alcohol consumption. The study appears in […]
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Liver Cancer Destroyed by Radio Waves?
posted in HealthA cure for cancer has been one of modern medicines biggest dreams for far too long, but there’s new hope that it’s not far off, thanks to nanotechnology.
Doctors and scientists in a university study have found that cancer cells treated with carbon nanotubes can be destroyed by non-invasive radio waves that heat up the nanotubes […]