Scientists unlock ‘green’ energy from garden grass

“A team of UK researchers, including experts from Cardiff University’s Cardiff Catalysis Institute, have shown that significant amounts of hydrogen can be unlocked from fescue grass with the help of […]

Family disease risk not all in the genes

“By not accounting for shared environmental factors, scientists may overestimate the importance of genetic variation by an average of 47 per cent, the study found.”

Cranberries may benefit gut, heart, immune system and brain

“…recent investigations have shown that the cranberry polyphenols may interact with other bioactive compounds in cranberries that could protect the gut microbiota, and provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory functions that benefit […]

Cannabinoids remove plaque-forming Alzheimer’s proteins

“Salk Institute scientists have found preliminary evidence that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other compounds found in marijuana can promote the cellular removal of amyloid beta, a toxic protein associated with Alzheimer’s […]

You can train your body into thinking it’s had medicine

“Ader’s result … showed that learned associations don’t only affect responses – such as nausea, heart rate… His rats proved that these associations influence immune responses too, to the point […]

Pomegranate’s powerful anti-aging secret

“Scientists have discovered that a molecule in pomegranates, transformed by microbes in the gut, enables muscle cells to protect themselves against one of the major causes of aging.”