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Cartilage made easy with novel hybrid printer

The printing of three-dimensional tissue has taken a major step forward with the creation of a novel hybrid printer that simplifies the process of creating implantable cartilage. The printer has been presented today, 22 November, in IOP Publishing’s journal Biofabrication, and was used to cre[Read more]

This is your brain on exercise

Seniors who fit in the most daily physical activity – from raking leaves to dancing – can have more gray matter in important brain regions, researchers reported on Monday. The scientists have images that show people who were the most active had 5 percent more gray matter than people who were th[Read more]

Stressing out really does make it worse

Animals don’t handle stress well. I’m not talking about acute stressors, the predator charging at you through the brush, you run away and it’s over. We handle that stress very well indeed. But severe stress, losing a job, a divorce, a death in the family, these can really wear us down. Severe [Read more]

Green tea shown to block carbohydrate breakdown to prevent blood glucose spikes

(NaturalNews) Rapidly changing levels of blood glucose as a response to eating a high carbohydrate meal is now widely recognized as a trigger for many chronic illnesses ranging from heart disease to cancer, metabolic dysfunction and diabetes. Researchers have uncovered a host of naturally occurring [Read more]

A soda a day raises a man’s risk of developing aggressive form of prostate cancer

Men who drink one normal-sized soft drink per day are at greater risk of getting more aggressive forms of prostate cancer, according to a Swedish study released Monday. “Among the men who drank a lot of soft drinks or other drinks with added sugar, we saw an increased risk of prostate cancer o[Read more]

Colorful Fruits, Vegetables May Be Key to Cancer-Fighting Diet

MONDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) — Many cancer-fighting fruits and vegetables are at their nutritional peak in the fall, and it’s a good time to incorporate them into your diet, a nutritional expert advises. For example, research suggests that eating an apple a day really may keep the do[Read more]

Diabetes Rates Higher in Countries Using Lots of High Fructose Corn Syrup: Study

TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) — In the United States and elsewhere, high fructose corn syrup is ubiquitous in soft drinks, sweet baked goods and many processed foods. But a new study shows that as a nation’s rate of fructose intake rises, so do levels of type 2 diabetes. The study ca[Read more]

Hearing Loss Tied to Diabetes in Study

FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) — People with diabetes may have a higher risk of hearing problems than those without the disease, a new research review confirms. Combining the results of 13 past studies, Japanese researchers found that impaired hearing was twice as common among people with di[Read more]

Smoking in pregnancy tied to lower reading scores

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Babies exposed to their mother’s cigarette smoke in the womb later perform more poorly on reading comprehension tests, according to a new study. “It’s not a little difference – it’s a big difference in accuracy and comprehension at a cr[Read more]