(Natural News) Exposure to air pollution from diesel fumes during the second trimester of pregnancy may have a detrimental effect on the DNA of unborn children, according to a study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. A team of health experts at the Hasselt University in Belgium examined a total of 641 pregnant women in […]

(Natural News) Goji berries, which are full of nutrients, are a popular remedy. According to a study, the brightly colored berries could also be used to treat two fatal tropical diseases. The research was published in the European Journal of Medical Chemistry. Can goji berries fight the parasites that cause fascioliasis and schistosomiasis? The research centered […]

(Natural News) Researchers from China have compiled data that reveals the efficacy of Chinese medicines in treating complications from cancer treatment. The findings were published in the Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine. One of the leading causes of failure during cancer chemotherapy treatment is multidrug resistance (MDR). In the study, researchers addressed the need to develop […]

(Natural News) Milk thistle has been used in herbal medicine for centuries. Historically, the prickly, purple plant has been used to promote liver health and is highly regarded for its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. New studies have shown that the protective benefits of milk thistle are far greater than conventional scientists could have ever imagined. […]

(Natural News) A new study warned that humans are quickly encroaching upon one-third of the protected lands in the world. Road-building, grazing, and urbanization are just some of the human expansionary activities that are threatening to destroy biodiversity in an area twice as big as Alaska, an article in Scientific American states. This is a […]

(Natural News) A new “DNA dipstick” could revolutionize disease diagnosis and improve general healthcare in third-world countries. Scientists have simplified genotyping into a tool that purifies DNA and RNA from living organisms in under 30 seconds. Their recent technology is featured in PLOS Biology and shows how genetic material from organisms can be typed in mere […]

(Natural News) Earthquakes can be devastating primarily because of two things: first, they tend to have massively destructive power; and second, they are largely unpredictable. Indeed, because of the seemingly random occurrences of most earthquakes, they usually leave behind huge amounts of destruction. Now a new team of researchers has gathered data to prove that, […]

(Natural News) According to a study, malaria-infected children emit a unique smell through their skin and it makes them “even more attractive to mosquitoes.” The study was published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and it involved researchers from Cardiff University, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Wageningen University.  The study is the first of its […]

(Natural News) Tending to a garden is known to lower stress levels in city dwellers, and is also known to provide mental health wellness for people who find it difficult to cope with life. An Oregon State University study found that a soil-dwelling bacterium helps kill cancerous melanoma cells – one more reason to take up that […]

(Natural News) As strange as this may sound, scientists still don’t know why we sleep. Certainly there are medical benefits to rest; cells regenerate and the mind is allowed to process new information, among other things. Yet, from an evolutionary point of view, sleeping makes no sense. For one thing, it makes creatures more vulnerable […]