Summary: Study reveals cocoa powder reduces blood pressure and arterial stiffness, only when levels of both are elevated. Source: University of Surrey Cocoa only reduces blood pressure and arterial… [+5919 chars]
New research in people with a cluster of heart disease risk factors has shown that consuming green tea extract for four weeks can reduce blood sugar levels and improve gut health by lowering inflamma… [+5089 chars]
Stroke occurs when blood flow to part of the brain is cut off. If this condition persists for more than a few seconds, the brain cannot get nutrients and oxygen, so cells can die due to permanent dam… [+3089 chars]
Daily exposure to a class of chemicals used in the production of many household items may lead to cancer, thyroid disease, and childhood obesity, a new study shows. The resulting economic burden is e… [+4998 chars]
During the pandemic we have all become familiar with a lot of epidemiological concepts. One that was introduced to us early in 2020 is the basic reproductive number, or R0. This tells us about the … [+8948 chars]
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, researchers performed a longitudinal study to examine the neutralizing antibody kinetics of a naturally-severe acute respiratory syndrome co… [+5632 chars]
Joint avatar. Credit: Toyohashi University of Technology. What factors influence the embodiment felt towards parts of our bodies controlled by others? Using a new “joint avatar” whose left and right… [+4937 chars]
Sphingolipids molecules ubiquitous throughout the human body, named after the Egyptian Sphinx for their complexity when scientists discovered them nearly 150 years ago are not necessarily household c… [+3287 chars]
