Consuming up to 100 grams of chocolate daily is associated to reduced risk of having heart disease and cerebrovascular accident (stroke), research says.
Maintaining adequate hours of sleep is essential to one's future health and lifestyle, according to a collaborative research by sleep researchers and epidemiologists from Denmark and Finland.
While no magical formula exists for losing weight, a recent New York Times article argued that people interested in shedding pounds have been focusing too much on gym workouts and not enough on healthy diets. Although physical exercise can burn fat, it is only for long-term weight loss.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs reexamines its social programs in light of the recent death of four children from poverty-related causes. Similar cases already happened before, and the ministry is now bent on strengthening and widening its social programs to better assist the poor in general.
Chinese men are getting more involved in the discourse regarding women’s rights, as the U.N. campaign “HeForShe” has arrived in China. A promotional event about the campaign was recently held in Beijing’s Central University of Finance and Economics on Thursday, June 11.
Medical researchers say that sleep deprivation and oversleeping can cause major health problems and increase death rates. In their scientific study they discovered that 7 to 9 hours is the best amount of sleep for people to get daily.
It has been found out that avocados could be effective cancer treatment, research says.
A recent study has shown that gene adaptation protected a small group of Papa New Guinea's Fore tribe from various dementia brain diseases, such as the mad cow-like kuru. After eating dead relatives' brains, a small percentage of the tribesmen were protected from the plaque-like prion protein, due to gene mutation.
A recent study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public health on water drinking habits of children and teens in the United States reveals that 54.5 per cent of the survey participants have inadequate hydration.
A new mobile app helps to match cardiac arrest victims with CPR volunteers. Researchers conducted a new study that showed the emergency system could be life-saving.
A dish called koi plaa made of fish, lime juice, local herbs and live red ants is a delicacy in the Isaan plateau of Thailand. However, this dish, which is quite popular and served raw, is the main cause of liver cancer in that region.
Taking aspirin daily could slow breast cancer growth, based on early trials in a new study. It showed that the headache pills stopped the growth of cancer tumors in mice by about 50 percent, making it a possible new breast cancer treatment.
Brain tumor regrowth often occurs after they have undergone treatment such as chemotherapy. In their search for a cancer cure, researchers have discovered that using a particular protein to stop the regeneration of brain tumor stem cells stopped the spread of the disease.
A new Dutch study has discovered that people who eat 10 grams or more of peanuts or tree nuts daily have a lower risk of dying from fatal diseases such as cancer and heart disease. The "remarkable" health benefits of peanuts and nuts are due to the many vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber they contain.
Majority or 60.6 percent of Chinese students study abroad to obtain a diploma from foreign schools and improve their social status, according to a recent online survey conducted by China Youth Daily.
