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Get Inspired by Beyonce's Plant-based Diet

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After her 22-day vegan diet experiment, Beyonce has now switched to a plant-based diet as part of her weight loss plan, says her personal trainer Marco Borges. Bourges said, "She is all about health and wellness. She just wants to feel good. The transition (from vegan) was fairly easy because she's sticking to a mostly plant-based diet with some fish here and there." Beyonce, 32, and her hubby Jay-Z together had taken up the vegan diet last year. Borges, CEO ...

Harmless Variety of Mushroom Has Turned Toxic and is Spreading Fast

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Mushroom lovers must now be careful with the otherwise innocuous variety of mushroom that has turned toxic and is spreading fast. Aptly named 'Death Cap', this variety is now on every continent except Antarctica. This fungus is spreading rapidly across the globe and it looks and smells a lot like a number of edible species of mushroom. A little amount of 'Death Cap' (Amanita phalloides) can result in death and it can be hard to even diagnose ...

Satellite can Soon Track Plants' Health

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A potential new ESA satellite could use the fluorescence of healthy plants to track the health and productivity of vegetation worldwide. The Florescence Explorer, or FLEX for short, is a candidate for ESA's eighth Earth Explorer. It aims to provide global maps of vegetation fluorescence, which can be used to work out actual photosynthetic activity. This information would improve our understanding of the way carbon moves between plants and the atmosphere ...

India Stands to be 140th in World's Press Freedom Index

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Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) revealed today that India has been ranked 140 in the list of countries in the world with press freedom. Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) made the revelation in its annual report- World Press Freedom Index. However, India's neighbour Pakistan was placed at 158th position out of 180 countries. The report placed Pakistan at the 158th position out of 180 countries on its Press Freedom ...

Arthritis Pain in Sufferers can be Reduced by 90 Percent With a Pill Made from Rose-hip Extract

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A pill made from rose-hip extract has been found to reduce the severity of pain of osteoarthritis sufferers by an amazing 90 percent. Human trials suggest a wonder supplement called Gopo - named after a key ingredient of the plant - could provide a breakthrough for six million Britons whose lives are blighted by joint pain. Pills containing the supplement are now available in the UK for the first time - for just 15 pence each, the Daily Express reported. ...

Spread of Potential 'superbugs' Understood Better

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A new study has found a link between the annual human pilgrimages and the spread of antibiotic-resistance to one of the most pristine locations in Asia.Experts from Newcastle University, UK, and the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi (IIT-Delhi), sampled water and sediments at seven sites along the Upper Ganges River, in the foothills of the Himalayas.They found that in May and June, when hundreds of thousands of visitors travel to Rishikesh and Haridwar to visit sacred ...

Glioblastoma Now Easy to Treat Thanks to Hijack Cancer Migration Mechanism

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The reason why glioblastoma cancers are difficult to treat is due to the malignant cells from tumors spreading throughout the brain and invading new locations through blood vessels. Now, researchers have learned to hijack this migratory mechanism, turning it against the cancer by using a film of nanofibers thinner than human hair to lure tumor cells away. Instead of invading new areas, the migrating cells latch onto the specially-designed nanofibers and follow ...

Are Working Women Good Mothers?

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Wealth and parenthood cannot be put together, especially for mothers, says a new study. Just the thought of money is enough to wipe out the happiness which mothers and fathers obtain from parenting. For working parents who are always thinking about their financial condition, something is amiss while taking care of their children, the study claims. The study is published in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. Kostadin Kushlev of the University of British ...

Back Pain during Pregnancy

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Backache during pregnancy is common, but must not be ignored. Simple management techniques can help to ease back pain.

Epigenetic Change Important for Chromosomal Segregation

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Cancer is often linked to presence of abnormal number of chromosomes. In a new study published in the journal emNature Structural and Molecular Biology/em researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have shown that a subtle epigenetic change plays an important role in the correct segregation of chromosomes. Normally when a cell divides, the chromosomes are segregated equally to two daughter cells. However, tumour cells frequently have either too few or too ...

Cool Tips to Keep the Spark Alive in Your Relationship

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A researcher has revealed some great secrets that may help you keep the spark alive in your relationship. Karl Pillemer, a gerontologist in Cornell University's College of Human Ecology, spent last three years surveying over 800 older people about love, relationships and marriage. The expert suggested that it is important to maintain a balance between your relationship and work. What good is a romantic dinner with candles, music, and good ...

Better Decisions are Made by us When We are Exhausted

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While deciding about our bodies, we make better health care decisions when we are feeling tired and run down, suggest researchers. Authors Monika Lisjak (Erasmus University) and Angela Y. Lee (Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University), propose that people are more motivated to engage in healthful behavior when they are depleted and perceive their safety to be at stake. Across five experiments, the researchers looked at how consumers use ...

Stem Cell Research may Reveal New Ways of Mitigating Muscle Loss

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A new study claims that the new findings on why skeletal stem cells stop renewing muscle mass during ageing may provide a new therapeutic opportunity for managing the condition. According to CU-Boulder Professor Bradley Olwin, the loss of skeletal muscle mass and function as we age can lead to sarcopenia, a debilitating muscle-wasting condition that generally hits the elderly hardest. The new study indicates that altering two particular cell-signaling pathways ...

Obesity in Samoa may Foretell Global Trends

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A global health mystery is being harbored in Samoa which may seem both remote and extreme, but may foretell trends in obesity and its related conditions. About three-quarters of the U.S. territory's adult population is obese, the highest rate in the world with independent Samoa quickly catching up. Rates of type 2 diabetes top one in five and a recent study found that the elevated obesity rates are present even in newborns. This pandemic began only a ...

Stem Cells In Mice Rejuvenated to Enable Muscle Recovery

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The reason why normal ageing is accompanied by reduced ability to regain strength after muscle injury has now been pinpointed by a team of researchers: Over time, stem cells within muscle tissues dedicated to repairing damage become less able to generate new muscle fibers and struggle to self-renew. "In the past, it's been thought that muscle stem cells themselves don't change with age, and that any loss of function is primarily due to external factors in the cells' ...

Glaucoma Linked to New Eye Layer

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A research has found how a new layer in the human cornea could play a vital role in the structure of the tissue that controls the flow of fluid from the eye. The findings, published in a paper in the iBritishJournal of Ophthalmology/i, could shed new light on glaucoma, a devastating disease caused bydefective drainage of fluid from the eye and the world's second leading cause of blindness. The latest research shows that the new layer, dubbed Dua's ...

Flu Evolution Study May Change Textbooks!

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Reconstruction of the evolutionary tree of flu viruses may challenge conventional wisdom and solve many mysteries associated with flu outbreaks that had a historical significance. The study, published in the journal iNature/i, provides the most comprehensive analysis to date of the evolutionary relationships of influenza virus across different host species over time. In addition to dissecting how the virus evolves at different rates in different host species, ...

Alcohol Addiction to be Controlled by Anti-Epileptic Drug

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Topiramate, an anticonvulsant medication, may help treat drinkers who aim to curb alcohol addiction, a new study found. Topiramate, previously shown to reduce drinking in patients committed to abstinence from alcohol, is helpful particularly among a specific group of patients whose genetic makeup appears to be linked to the efficacy of the therapy. "This study represents an important next step in understanding and treating problem drinking," lead author ...

Rabbit Fever: The Secrets Unveiled

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Just like antharax and small pox, rabbit fever, aka tularemia, which in endemic in the United States, may be a risk to biosecurity as it has already been weaponized in different regions of the world. At the 58th Annual Biophysical Society Meeting, which takes place Feb. 15-19, 2014, in San Francisco, Calif., Geoffrey K. Feld, a Postdoctoral researcher in the Physical (and) Life Sciences Directorate at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), will describe his ...

Regulatory Blood Cells may Fight Brain Inflammation

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A state of chronic inflammation can be induced by hyperactivity of the immune system, and it is this chronic inflammation that affects the body and results in disease. In the devastating disease multiple sclerosis, hyperactivity of immune cells called T-cells induce chronic inflammation and degeneration of the brain. Researchers at BRIC, the University of Copenhagen, have identified a new type of regulatory blood cells that can combat such hyperactive T-cells in blood from ...

Study Says More Toxic Chemicals Damaging Kids' Brains

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Industrial chemicals, heavy metals and pesticides are damaging kids' brains, reveals new study. Dr. Philippe Grandjean, one of the co-authors, said that the world is facing a "chemical brain drain." Grandjean has spent decades to investigate chemicals capable of damaging the developing brain. He started with lead, then mercury, Huffington Post reported. Grandjean said that the line-up has now grown to a dozen "bona fide brain drainers" ...

Face Open Pores - Beauty Tips

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Open pores are natural skin problems that occur mostly in oily face due to excess production of oil or sebum. Home remedies offer natural method to treat face open pores.

Senator Ricardo Lara Introduces Bill for Undocumented Immigrants

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State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Long Beach) introduced his bill on Friday which would permit undocumented immigrants in California to qualify for free or subsidized health insurance. Though he had not yet worked out the cost or how it could be funded. The Affordable Care Act expressly bars illegal immigrants from receiving federal healthcare benefits. This new bill introduced by Lara, would commit the state to subsidizing Medi-Cal coverage for poor undocumented immigrants. ...

Scientists Identify Brain's 'Sweet Spot' for Love

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A region deep inside the brain which controls how quickly people make decisions about love has been discovered by scientists. In this study by UChicago neuroscientist Stephanie Cacioppo, the patient made decisions normally about lust but showed slower reaction times when making decisions about love, in contrast to neurologically typical participants matched on age, gender and ethnicity. The new data suggest that the posterior insula, which affects ...