Regular consumption of onions and garlic, both in pure form and in the composition of dishes is associated with a lower probability of developing breast cancer, scientists from the US and Puerto Rico said. The study involved over 600 women aged 30 to 79 years. In 47% of them, doctors diagnosed cancer. Scientists have found…
Regular fasting is associated with a lower risk of heart failure and a longer life expectancy, two groups of US scientists said. According to a medical press release on MedicalXpress, the first study involved about 2,000 people who underwent cardiac catheterization and were observed for 4.4 years, 389 practiced regular fasting for five years. Taking…
The home environment is very suitable for the spread of highly dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria, said scientists from the University of Washington Medical School in St. Louis. According to them, these bacteria infect humans and pets, and infections can be prevented with powerful disinfectants, MedicalXpress reported. Scientists examined samples of secretions obtained from the nostrils, armpits,…
Some people dislike vegetables because of their genes, researchers at the University of Kentucky assume. A certain gene makes compounds in some vegetables, for example in broccoli or Brussels sprouts, taste particularly bitter to some people. The gene may also make beer, coffee and dark chocolate taste unpleasant, BBC reported. Everyone has two copies of a taste gene called TAS2R38. Those having…
The life expectancy of urban residents is higher if they live in “green” districts, researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health revealed. Trees contribute to the cooling and purification of air, as well as the absorption of gases warming the planet, they said. The authors said that this was the largest research in history as it…
A group of scientists from the US filed a petition with the World Health Organization and the UN with a request to ban the use of wireless headphones. According to them, wireless technologies are often ahead of both research and regulation in terms of safety standards, and this can have disastrous consequences for people’s health.…
Chemicals in food packaging are more dangerous than we could imagine: getting into the body of pregnant women, they can cause mental retardation in their unborn children, scientists from the Karlstad University/Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Sweden, found out. According to a press release on EurekAlert!, the above scientists conducted a study involving…
Dopamine, which is also known as the “happiness hormone”, becomes active in the brain when a person is very motivated or stimulated. The hormone helps create memories and causes pleasure and makes a person feel happy. How can a person raise the level of dopamine in the organism? Use a lot of proteins Lower the…
Piyawat Harikun, 17, from Udon Thani, Thailand, died after playing video games all night, Daily Mail reported. The teenager had school holidays and devoted all his free time to video games. He didn’t even go out to eat as his parents brought food to his room. Once, Piyawat’s father Jaranwit has gone to the bedroom…
Researchers at the University of Illinois have found that drinking water not only keeps children hydrated, but also increases their ability to multitask. According to Xinhua, researchers studied 75 children in central Illinois, compared the children’s urinary hydration and cognitive performance at their normal baseline levels, after drinking only half a liter of water a…
