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Consuming foods and drinks particularly high in flavonoids – such as berries, tea, dark chocolate and, yes, red wine – could potentially safeguard your brain in older age, with researchers linking these plant-based antioxidants with lowering the risk o… Continue reading Red wine, berries, dark chocolate and tea: A recipe to reduce dementia risk
Would you take a dip in beer, all in the name of health and wellbeing? The answer appears to be an overwhelming ‘yes,’ with this curious European tradition well and truly arriving in the US and spreading rapidly across the country.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading ‘Beer spas’ are becoming big business across the US
A new study has found that antioxidants like vitamins C and E activate a mechanism that stimulates the growth of new blood vessels in cancer tumors, helping them to grow and spread. The researchers say their findings highlight the potential risk of tak… Continue reading Antioxidants such as vitamin C found to spur cancer growth & metastasis
A great deal of peel, pulp and stone waste is constantly being generated in the production of olive oil. And while that waste is often just dumped or incinerated, it could soon be used as a source of valuable antioxidants.Continue ReadingCategory: Good… Continue reading New technique harvests antioxidants from olive oil processing waste
A study by Australian researchers has found that the humble sea cucumber may contain key ingredients that delay the onset of type 2 diabetes and reduce the complications brought about by the disease.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, Lif… Continue reading Sea cucumbers may help stave off type 2 diabetes and its complications
If you’re on a hike, you’d be best steering well clear of the cocklebur weed. While the stalky green plants with curious-looking spiky burs don’t appear particularly deadly, this noxious plant is a killer.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbein… Continue reading Deadly weed may actually help us look younger, heal faster
New research has found adding a little milk to your morning coffee may enhance the drink’s anti-inflammatory properties. Across several studies food scientists have demonstrated how milk proteins can bind with antioxidants in coffee, amplifying any pot… Continue reading How adding some milk to your coffee may enhance its health benefits
As mRNA innovations race forward researchers are now looking at ways to create skin cancer vaccines using the novel technology. A new study from Oregon State University proposes mRNA-induced production of a specific protein may prevent melanoma, while … Continue reading How mRNA vaccines could transform skin cancer treatment
Antioxidants are important for fighting the process of oxidation, which can spoil food and alcohol and harm cells in the body. Now, researchers at Texas A&M University have woven antioxidants into nanofiber mats, which release the vital compounds slowl… Continue reading Antioxidant nanofiber mats help prevent food spoilage and heal wounds