Chocolate may boost cognitive function

People who consumed chocolate at least once a week performed better on tests of cognitive function than those who never or rarely ate chocolate, a new study reveals.

Couples’ lifestyle choices impact on obesity risk, study finds

The lifestyle a person shares with their partner has a greater influence on their chances of becoming obese than their upbringing, research suggests.

Benefits of taking the natural pigment astaxanthin

New light shed on neurogenesis in the hippocampus and the molecular basis for the promotion of spatial memory capacity.

Parental anxiety/depression linked to pre-schoolers’ fussy eating

Parental anxiety and/or depression during pregnancy and before their child starts school is linked to a heightened risk of that child becoming a ‘fussy’ eater, finds research published online in…