Vitamin D could help fight ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer has one of the highest death rates of all cancers. One reason for this is that cancer turns the body's defenses against...
Plant-based diets help improve these six big diseases
Scientists from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine suggest that all doctors should be aware of the benefits of a plant-based diet for six...
Who lives longest: meat eaters or vegetarians?
Our ability to live a long life is influenced by a combination of our genes and our environment.
In studies that involve identical twins, scientists...
This herbal supplement may help treat lung cancer
Scientists from the University of Technology Sydney found berberine, a natural compound found in plants such as barberry and goldenseal, suppresses the proliferation of...
Coffee may lower your death risk, study finds
Scientists from Southern Medical University found that adults who drank moderate amounts (1.5 to 3.5 cups per day) of unsweetened coffee or coffee sweetened...
Eating well may slow down hearing loss in women
Many people lose some of their hearing as they get older.
Experts say that, of those over the age of 75, about half have hearing...
Daily coffee drinking may protect your heart rhythm
Scientists from the University of California in San Francisco found that regular coffee drinking is linked to a much lower risk for arrhythmias.
The research...
How eating eggs can boost your heart health
Scientists from Peking University found how moderate egg consumption can increase the amount of heart-healthy metabolites in the blood.
The findings suggest that eating up...
Milk and water most efficient for absorbing vitamin D
Scientists from Aarhus University in Denmark found vitamin D food fortification worked better with water and milk than in juice.
By measuring the maximum concentration...
Folate (vitamin B9) deficiency linked to higher dementia, death risk
Scientists from Mount Sinai found that low folate levels (vitamin B9) in the blood may be linked to a heightened risk of dementia and...