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Study uncovers mechanism for how grapes reduce heart failure associated with hypertension

A study appearing in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry demonstrates that grapes are able to reduce heart failure associated with chronic high blood pressure (hypertension) by increasing the activity of several genes ...

Cardiology created May 02, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Secrets of new SARS-like virus uncovered (Update)

A discovery that shows how a novel—and often fatal—virus infects cells may help fight a health threat that has recently emerged on the world stage, researchers report.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Medical myth: Sex induces labour

Sex. It's what got you into pregnancy, but is it also the pathway to getting you out?

Health created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Drugs for diabetes: Scientists test the power of plants

(Medical Xpress)—New drugs to treat diabetes are being developed by scientists at the University of Greenwich.

Diabetes created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

People not hooked on fish could get their omega-3 through dairy, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Not everyone has a taste for fish, even though it is a natural source of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids.

Health created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Protective bacteria in the infant gut have resourceful way of helping babies break down breast milk

A research team at the University of California, Davis, has found that important and resourceful bacteria in the baby microbiome can ferret out nourishment from a previously unknown source, possibly helping at-risk infants ...

Medical research created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dry onion skin has a use

More than 500,000 tonnes of onion waste are thrown away in the European Union each year. However, scientists say this could have a use as food ingredients. The brown skin and external layers are rich in fibre ...

Cancer created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0