Pollution Triggers Genetic Resistance Mechanism In A Coastal Fish

For 30 years, two General Electric facilities released about 1.3 million pounds of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) into New York’s Hudson River, devastating and contaminating fish populations. Some 50 years later, one type of fish – the Atlantic tomcod – has not only survived but appears to be thriving in the hostile Hudson environment…

February Heart Month; Get Those Omega Fatty Acids!

What is the best way to battle heart disease and a bounty of other potential complications in life?

EAACI: 17 Million Europeans Allergic To Food; Allergies In Children Doubled In The Last 10 Years

About 17 million people in Europe suffer from food allergies, with 3.5 million younger than 25 years. Allergies in children between 0 and 5 have doubled over the last ten years and access to the emergency room for severe anaphylactic reactions has increased seven-fold…

EAACI: 17 Million Europeans Allergic To Food; Allergies In Children Doubled In The Last 10 Years

About 17 million people in Europe suffer from food allergies, with 3.5 million younger than 25 years. Allergies in children between 0 and 5 have doubled over the last ten years and access to the emergency room for severe anaphylactic reactions has increased seven-fold…

Extending Tomato Shelf Life Could Lead To Tomatoes That Taste Better And Are More Nutritious

Tomatoes spend so much time on shelves and in refrigerators that an estimated 20 percent are lost to spoilage, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Cancer Risk: Ban Caramel Coloring In Pepsi, Other Foods Says Group

A nonprofit group is calling for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban artificial caramel coloring used in Coca-Cola, Pepsi and other foods because animal tests suggest the additive is contaminated with two cancer-causing chemicals…

Diets High In Fish Oil Have A Beneficial Effect In Patients At Risk Of Alzheimer’s

Scientists today agree that there are five molecules that are known to affect or cause Alzheimer’s disease, which plagues an estimated five million Americans. The potency of these molecules is linked to environmental factors such as diet and lifestyle. Prof.

Diets High In Fish Oil Have A Beneficial Effect In Patients At Risk Of Alzheimer’s

Scientists today agree that there are five molecules that are known to affect or cause Alzheimer’s disease, which plagues an estimated five million Americans. The potency of these molecules is linked to environmental factors such as diet and lifestyle.

Zinc Supplements Lessen Severity, Duration Of Common Cold

A new systematic review that pooled data from 15 trials concluded that taking zinc supplements in syrup, lozenge or tablet form within a day of symptoms starting can reduce their severity and shorten the length of illness…

Using GPS To Map Bat Teeth, Explore Diet Adaptations

In a clever use of GPS technology, biologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have “mapped” the topography of bat teeth as if they were uncharted mountain ranges, in order to better understand how toothy ridges, peaks and valleys have evolved to allow different species to eat everything from hard-shelled insects to blood and nectar…

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