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The compound in the Mediterranean diet that makes cancer cells 'mortal'

New research suggests that a compound abundant in the Mediterranean diet takes away cancer cells' "superpower" to escape death. By altering a very specific step in gene regulation, this compound essentially re-educates cancer ...

Cancer created May 20, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (17) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Doctors communicate with man assumed to be in vegetative state using fMRI

(Medical Xpress)—Doctors in Canada claim they have opened a communication channel, using fMRI, with a man assumed to be in a vegetative state for over twelve years. By asking the patient to envision two ...

Neuroscience created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (17) | comments 7 | with audio podcast weblog

Another mechanism discovered by which sulforaphane prevents cancer

Researchers in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University have discovered yet another reason why the "sulforaphane" compound in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables is so good for you – ...

Genetics created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Should blood type guide your food choices?

While searching for relief from migraines and general malaise, a friend recently consulted a nutritionist who told her, matter-of-factly, that because she has Type O blood, she should be eating lots of meat and eliminating ...

Health created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Eating your greens can change the effect of your genes on heart disease, say researchers

A long-held mantra suggests that you can't change your family, the genes they pass on, or the effect of these genes. Now, an international team of scientists, led by researchers at McMaster and McGill universities, is attacking ...

Genetics created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

We are drinking too much water: expert

Our bodies need about two litres of fluids per day, not two litres of water specifically. In an Editorial in the June issue of Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Spero Tsindos from La Trobe University, examin ...

Health created Jun 05, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

New test may help distinguish between vegetative and minimally conscious state

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new study published in Science, researchers from the University of Liege in Belgium, led by Dr. Melanie Boly, share the discovery of a new test that could aid physicians in differentiating betwee ...

Neuroscience created May 13, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

7-a-day for happiness and mental health

Happiness and mental health are highest among people who eat seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day, according to a new report.

Health created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Genetic adaptation of fat metabolism key to development of human brain

About 300 000 years ago humans adapted genetically to be able to produce larger amounts of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids. This adaptation may have been crucial to the development of the unique brain capacity in modern humans. ...

Genetics created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Food allergies? Pesticides in tap water might be to blame

Food allergies are on the rise, affecting 15 million Americans. And according to a new study published in the December issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of All ...

Immunology created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Thank mom for your love of garlic

That special method to make spaghetti sauce can certainly come from a mother's influence -- but research shows that mothers have a big impact on their kids' food preferences for certain flavors even before ...

Health created May 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study: Old flu drug speeds brain injury recovery

Researchers are reporting the first treatment to speed recovery from severe brain injuries caused by falls and car crashes: a cheap flu medicine whose side benefits were discovered by accident decades ago.

Medical research created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Popcorn: the snack with even higher antioxidant levels than fruits and vegetables

Popcorn's reputation as a snack food that's actually good for health popped up a few notches today as scientists reported that it contains more of the healthful antioxidant substances called "polyphenols" than fruits and ...

Health created Mar 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

With mind-reading speller, free-for-all conversations that are silent and still

Researchers have come up with a device that may enable people who are completely unable to speak or move at all to nevertheless manage unscripted back-and-forth conversation. The key to such silent and still ...

Neuroscience created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Can eating tomatoes lower the risk of stroke?

Eating tomatoes and tomato-based foods is associated with a lower risk of stroke, according to new research published in the October 9, 2012, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academ ...

Health created Oct 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vegetable

A vegetable is an edible plant or part of a plant other than a sweet fruit or seed. The word is not scientific, however, but instead is largely based on culinary and cultural tradition. Thus the application of the word is somewhat arbitrary and subjective. For example, some people consider mushrooms to be vegetables while others consider them a separate food category.

Some vegetables can be consumed raw, and some may (or must) be cooked in various ways, most often in non-sweet (savory or salty) dishes.[citation needed] However, some vegetables are often used in desserts and other sweet dishes, such as pumpkin pies and carrot cakes.

For more information about Vegetable, read the full article at Wikipedia.
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