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Dirt Houses Cancer-Protective Microbe
Soil commonly contains bacteria that produce a molecule called mensacarcin that kills melanoma cancer cells, according to...
Improved Attention and Focus
Cognitive gains that people experience from an intense meditation retreat can persist for at least seven years and slow...
Energy Drinks Had an Even Greater Effect
Women that drink one or more sugary sodas a day are 25 percent less likely each month to...
Higher Incidences of Depression, Drinking and Drug Use
Spanking—defined as using physical force to control a child’s behavior by inflicting pain, but not injury—can have profound...
Reduced Symptoms for People With Chron's Disease 
Mangoes contain potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties that may prove useful in treating gastrointestinal disease, cognitivegetables and...
Rate Fell by About 28 Percent
After a polluting coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania was shut down in 2014 by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulatory action, the...
Study of Over 34,000 Women
Polluted air raises the chances of irregular menstrual cycles among teenage girls, a new Boston University...
Lowers Symptoms
Researchers from Thailand had 64 people suffering from hay fever (allergic rhinitis) experience half...
Powerful Remedy
Bee venom and its toxic component, melittin, can reduce the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi that causes...
Only One in 10 Meet National Guidelines
Just 9 percent of U.S. adults eat enough vegetables and only 12 percent eat enough...
Supplements Significantly Lower Risk
Women that took the supplements prior to pregnancy were 61 percent less likely to have a child diagnosed...
Teens that spend the most time staring at screens while playing games, texting, surfing the Internet or...
Anti-Inflammatory, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties
Researchers at Drexel University, in Philadelphia, and the University of California, Sacramento, selected the 10 strongest...
Significantly Lower Risk Than Western Diets
In a five-year study published in The Journal of Urology of 2,000 older Spanish men, those following a Mediterranean diet rich in...
Magnesium Factor May Explain Vitamin D Deficiencies
Vitamin D can’t be metabolized without sufficient magnesium levels. Thus, it remains stored and inactive for as many as 50 percent of Americans on...
Empathy From Loved One Helps
Holding hands with a loved one reduces physical pain, report researchers at the University of Colorado and University of Haifa that studied the brainwaves of...
When we’re feeling angry, stressed or overexcited, just 15 minutes of being alone without a device can...
Alcohol has been linked to seven types of cancer, including breast and bowel, and scientists at...
As Earth’s climate becomes warmer, sleepless nights will increase for many, predicts a study from...
The danger of pesticide exposure for expectant mothers has been confirmed by a study of half a million people in...
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity increases cognitive function and reduces fatigue in breast cancer survivors, concludes a...
Eating lots of fresh tomatoes and fruit, especially apples, helps heal damaged lungs of ex-smokers, reports...
A recent study published in Neurology suggests there is a link between walking speed and the onset of dementia in...
Using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) can be used to diminish internal resistances during wraparound sessions, says...
More than half of teens and young adults that have slaked their thirst with energy drinks report consequently suffering...
Many natural, yet modern, solutions to skin challenges can be found now in single ingredients that are multi-functional. What we are seeing is...
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Each person is unique when it comes to diet. Foods that create problems (food sensitivities) for some can be good for others. For example, grains such as wheat and corn can trigger inflammation...
Cardiovascular exercise improves a person’s healthy gut microbes even without making dietary changes, University of...
In the first scientific study of facial exercise, 27 middle-aged women that performed specific facial muscle movements looked an average of...
Now, more than ever, people are concerned about wellness of mind. Mental wellness is a conscious effort to maintain a positively healthy...
A spate of recent worldwide studies reveal several cholesterol-healthy alternatives to olive oil...
We caught up with Holly Cutler, America's Skin Saint™, about some of the trends and less-invasive therapies she's seeing today in Body Makeovers...
As reported in Scientific Reports, two studies of 37 and 52 people at Michigan State University have discovered that talking to ourselves in the...
When an adult looks into the eyes of a baby, a synchronization of brain waves occurs that could indicate an intention to communicate, concludes...