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7 Best Foods to Eat When You Suffer from Upset Stomach
You may experience an upset stomach from a wide range of causes including viruses, parasites, having a food allergy or sensitivity. Also, certain medications, such as antibiotics, can also affect the stomach function. When you have an upset stomach, the first thing to...
Deep Sleep Can Calm and Reset the Anxious Brain
Recent research from the University of California – Berkeley, US, finds that the deep sleep, which is called non-rapid eye-movement slow-wave sleep (NREM), can calm and reset the anxious brain. To study the effect of the deep sleep, a team of researchers performed a...
Eating Late in Evening Associated with Poorer Heart Health in Women
A new study from the US, that will be presented at the American Heart Health Association’s Scientific Sessions 2019, suggests that eating later in the evening, after 6 pm if more specific, is associated with poorer heart health in women. For participation in the...
A Fat Molecule in Avocados May Reduce Type 2 Diabetes
A new study from the University of Guelph, Canada, suggests that a fat molecule that can be found only in avocados may reduce insulin resistance and thus reduce the type 2 diabetes. For the study, the researchers tested this avocado in mice. To do this, they fed mice...
Smokers Double Their Risk of Having Depression or Schizophrenia
Recent research from the University of Bristol, UK, finds that people who smoke regularly may have a doubled risk of developing mental health conditions, such as depression or schizophrenia. The results were published in the journal Psychological Medicine. The...
Exercising for 30 Minutes a Day May Cut Your Chances of Getting Depression
In their new study, researchers from Harvard University, US, suggest that exercising for as little as 30 minutes per day may decrease your chances of getting depression by 17 per cent. Within the scope of the study, the scientists performed analysis of around 8,000...
Drinking Coffee May Halve the Risk of Developing Liver Cancer
A new study by the researchers from Queen’s University Belfast, UK, suggests that coffee may reduce the risk of developing liver cancer by 50% due to polyphenols, contained in coffee beans, that may stop cancer cells dividing. For the study, a team of the researchers...
Jogging for 50 Minutes Once a Week Cuts the Risk of Premature Death
A new study, led by a team of researchers from Victoria University, Australia, suggests that jogging for 50 minutes once a week may reduce the risk of premature death by 27%. It also may reduce the risk of dying from heart disease and cancer by 30% and 23%,...
Study: Measles Wipes Out the Body’s Immune Memory
A new study from Harvard Medical School, US, finds that measles wipes out the body's immune memory, or, if more precisely, 20 to 50% of antibodies fighting the array of viruses and bacteria, depleting a person’s previous immunity. After measles, the immune system has...
Men with High Levels of Testosterone Are at Higher Risk of Prostate Cancer
A new study from the United Kingdom finds that men with higher levels of testosterone could be at higher risk to develop prostate cancer by almost 20%. The study included more than 200,000 British men who were tested with a simple blood test that can predict the risk...
Coffee Lovers Have Healthier Composition of Bacteria in Guts
A recent study, conducted by a team of researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, US, finds that people who regularly drink coffee have healthier compositions of bacteria in the guts. The study included 34 participants who were asked to undergo a...
People Who Eat More Trans Fats Have Higher Dementia Risk
A new study that included the older Japanese population finds that people whose blood contains higher levels of trans fats were at higher risk of developing dementia compared to people with lower levels. For the study, a team of researchers used data from 1,628 people...
