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While they might sound like healthy choices, a large study in Finland has revealed the detrimental impact of eating most fruits and several grains on diabetes risk. The study also revealed a helpful food ally in fighting off the disease.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Diabetes, Finland, Diet, Food, Children
A new study has somewhat redeemed the tau protein, which up to now has been associated with the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Turns out, the protein has a ‘good guy’ role, helping to protect against harmful free radicals in the brain and promoting healthy aging.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Alzheimer's Disease, Brain, Aging, Baylor College of Medicine
Some foods and beverages that are generally considered healthy – or healthier – contain hidden added sugars and unsaturated fats that can add up, leading people to unknowingly consume more than the recommended daily allowance, according to a new study.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Diet, Nutrition, Health, Ohio State University
in the evening, multiple folds and creases create a bizarre game of light and shadow. The post behind a modest front, fala atelier’s narrow porto house reveals surprising depth and curves appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Blinking keeps our eyes moist – but we actually blink way more often than we need to if that was the only reason. Scientists at the University of Rochester have now found that the involuntary action plays a bigger role than we thought, helping us process visual information.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Eye, Vision, Sight, University of Rochester, Retina, Visual
A new study from a team of researchers in Canada is offering one of the largest portraits to date of global smartphone use. Surveying thousands of people across nearly 200 countries the study found unexpectedly consistent use patterns that challenge current definitions for smartphone addiction.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Smartphones, Addiction, Cell+Phone, Behavior
A new study into using ketamine to treat depression has yielded surprising results. Despite the unique way in which the researchers ensured the trial was ‘blind’, those who received a placebo had the same improvement in symptom severity as those administered the psychoactive drug.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Ketamine, Psychedelic Medicine, Depression, Stanford University
A comprehensive new study has examined the diets of the earliest dinosaurs and found that, unsurprisingly, they included carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. But what is surprising is that the ancestors of many of the most famous herbivores – like Triceratops and Brachiosaurus – originally ate meat.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Dinosaurs, Evolution, Teeth, Fossils, Food, Animal science,


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