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Resveratrol is a natural substance found in grapes, peanuts, blueberries and other foods that’s known for its heart-protective...
Researchers from the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, in...
Researchers from the Creighton University School of Nursing, in Omaha, Nebraska, studied 2,303 healthy postmenopausal women to determine whether a link between vitamin D and cancer...
Spirulina platensis, a single-celled blue-green algae used in supplements, is often taken for the prevention and treatment of chronic...
108,630 U.S. women enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study between 2000 and 2008, comparing their mortality...
Bones and teeth require the right form of minerals and an absorbable form of vitamin D3. Sometimes bones and teeth need a helper to...
A study from the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, examined the impact of regular walking on people with vascular cognitive...
Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville, Tennessee, examined the effectiveness of tonsillectomies in...
Researchers from several international universities have found that seniors that provide caregiving services live longer than...
A study from Nagasaki University, in Japan, has found that reducing salt in the diet can cut down on the number of...
Researchers from Helsinki, Finland, analyzed data from 2,000 people to find out how sleeping patterns affected...
Over time after repetitive motion injuries, surgery or accidents, tissue can become restricted which limits the function in...
A new study from West Virginia University, in Morgantown, reveals that listening to music and practicing meditation may help improve...
Researchers from Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island, have found that regular yoga practice can help reduce...
Beets contain high levels of dietary nitrate, which can increase blood flow and improve exercise performance. Researchers from...
Researchers from Indiana University-Purdue University, in Indianapolis, set out to find out if massage therapy...
Scientists from the University of Oxford and the Chinese Medical Academy studied...
Researchers from Capital Medical University, in Beijing, China, tested the effectiveness of Cordyceps sinensis, a traditional Chinese...
Sussex University researchers in the UK tested the brain activity of 17 healthy subjects as they listened to...
Researchers from the University of Rhode Island have discovered that pure maple syrup contains...
Scientists from the University of California at San Francisco, and Harvard Medical School, in Boston, tested the effect of vacations and meditation on the genes o...
A study from the University of Washington, in Seattle, tested the relationship of immune system functioning to lack of adequate sleep. To rule out...
Fascia is a word that has received much attention in the last few years. There is even a yearly international conference to...
Research from the University of Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania, has established that structured physical activity following a stroke can significantly...
The province of Ontario began a complete phase-out of its coal-fired power plants in 2005, with all of them having...
Researchers in Milan, Italy, have found that individuals with Type 1 diabetes display a unique inflammatory signature and microbiome in...
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Research from Sweden has found that acupuncture helps reduce the crying of colicky babies. The study monitored 147 babies between...
A meta-study from Tufts University, in Medford, Massachusetts, documents a revealing relationship between diet and...
A study of distance runners by Texas A&M University, in College Station, determined that short-term supplementation of dried tart cherry powder improved...
No longer considered an exotic curiosity, acupuncture is now widely accepted by the medical community as well as...
A study from the University of Florida, in Gainesville, has found that the probiotic combination of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria...
Research from the University of Medical Sciences and Technology, in Khartoum, Sudan, tested the efficacy of ginger, cinnamon and a combination of...
Researchers from McGill University, in Montreal, Canada, have discovered a connection between vitamin D supplementation during infancy and...
Researchers from the University of Rhode Island, in Kingston, have studied the rapid increase in Lyme disease in the northern U.S. Only 11 cases of the disease, which annually impacts...