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8 Foods to Support Your Immune System
To support your immune system, which is extremely important in conditions of global coronavirus outbreak, you should eat a balanced diet containing adequate protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. These are eight foods and food groups that help you to keep your...
A High-Salt Diet Makes Your Immune System Weaker
Recent research from the University of Bonn finds that a high-salt diet is not only bad for the blood pressure but it also weakens the immune system. During the study, the scientists noted that mice that were fed a high-salt diet suffered from much more severe...
Probiotics May Help Treat Obesity in Gastric Bypass Patients
According to a new study from Arizona State University, US, probiotics may promote weight loss and treat obesity in gastric bypass patients. For the study, a team of researchers characterized the microbial communities in 9 people with severe obesity before the gastric...
People Who Walk More Have Lower Blood Pressure
A new study, carried out by researchers from the University of California in San Francisco, US, finds that people who walk more also have lower blood pressure. For the study, the scientists analyzed data provided by 638 participants within the study called the...
Low-carb Diet May Reverse Age-related Brain Deterioration
A new study, performed by researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom, finds that age-related changes in the brain start earlier than it was previously thought and switching to a low-carb diet may reverse the deterioration. To determine when changes to...
No Evidence COVID-19 Coronavirus Was Engineered in a Lab
The analysis of public genome sequence data from SARS-CoV-2 and related viruses, performed by Scripps Research Institute from the US, showed that there was no evidence that the virus was engineered in a laboratory. The study says that the Chinese coronavirus that...
People with Osteoarthritis May Be at Higher Risk of Premature Death
A new study shows that people with osteoarthritis are at higher risk of premature death due to the lack of walking. For the study, a team of researchers monitored more than 10,000 people with osteoarthritis aged 50 and more for over 10 years. The scientists used...
No Evidence Pregnant Women Are More at Risk from Coronavirus
Although the data are still limited, there is no confirmed information from official sources that pregnant women may be at higher risk of developing severe symptoms from coronavirus (COVID-19) compared to the general population, unlike with the flu. This means that...
Study: Music Therapy Helps Patients with Acute Stroke
A new study from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in England finds that music therapy can be helpful for the neurorehabilitation of acute stroke patients. It also improves patients’ moods. Over the two-year period of the study, 177 patients were exposed to music therapy...
9 Reasons to Include Asparagus into Your Diet
Nutritionists all over the world agree that asparagus is a vegetable full of nutrients that are good for the cells, heart and digestive systems. Below you will find nine health benefits of this plant: Asparagus contains many antioxidants that can help prevent chronic...
Half a Tablespoon of Olive Oil Daily Cuts Heart Attack Risk by 21%
A new Harvard study finds that just half a tablespoon of olive oil on a daily basis may cut the risk of a heart attack by 21%. To achieve study goals, a team of researchers examined the health of around 100,000 people from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study over...
Use of Toxic Household Chemicals Linked to Language Delays in Kids
A new study finds that children from homes with low-income whose mothers frequently use toxic chemicals such as household cleaners are at higher risk of delays in language development by age 2. For the study, a team of researchers analyzed data taken from 190 families...
