Adaptogens are natural substances that help the body adapt to stress, says a modern theory derived from Russian experiments in the mid-20th century. However, the concept is hundreds, or possibly thousands, of years older. Herbs and plants that are now identified as stress-busting adaptogens have been used for centuries in natural healing practices worldwide. Remedies […]

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Who can assess and diagnose cardiac function best after reading an echocardiogram: Artificial intelligence (AI) or a sonographer? According to researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, AI has proved to be superior in assessing and diagnosing cardiac function when compared with echocardiogram assessments made by sonographers. The results have immediate implications for patients undergoing cardiac […]

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Cooking devices that incorporate three-dimensional (3D) printers, lasers, or other software-driven processes may soon replace conventional cooking appliances such as ovens, stovetops, and microwaves. But will people want to use a 3D printer to calibrate the exact micro and macronutrients they need to stay healthy? Will 3D food printing improve the ways we nourish ourselves? […]

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If you’d like to see a greater variety of birds in your garden, why not introduce a nest box? Not only will you be able to enjoy a great display of different garden birds but you’ll be also helping bird species to find suitable homes in our urban environments. The best time to introduce a […]

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When it comes to cooking, there is lots of advice that gets repeated time and time again. But often, these snippets of wisdom are based on tradition rather than science. Here’s busting a few common kitchen myths: Adding salt makes water boil faster. Adding salt actually raises the boiling point of water so if anything, […]

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In the 17th century Englishman Sir Kenelm Digby, a state-sponsored pirate, compiler of recipes, a collector of antiques, and dabbler in philosophy and alchemy, science and magic, food and flavours, developed the idea of the ‘powder of sympathy’. It was a form of ‘Sympathetic medicine’, popular in the 17th century in Europe, whereby a remedy […]

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Notwithstanding previously contradictory results, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have found a steady link between higher happiness and more money. The research suggests that for most people larger incomes are associated with greater happiness. The exception is people who are financially well-off but unhappy. For instance, if you’re rich and miserable, more money won’t […]

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All ancient civilisations believed in the medicinal properties of roots, stems, flowers, fruits and barks of different trees. Some of the plants used for curing illness were considered magical. One such plant was Mandrake. The magician-physician believed that the plant could only be plucked in the moonlight or at dawn when the dew was still […]

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Adding to the growing body of evidence on sleep disturbances and cognitive impairment, new research published in the ‘American Journal of Preventive Medicine’ finds significant links between three measures of sleep disturbance and the risk for developing dementia over a 10-year period. While the mechanism for decreased dementia risk among those with sleep-maintenance insomnia is […]

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Ancient Babylonian and Sumerian physicians were also magicians, who often prescribed strange cures to their patients. If someone complained of their habit of grinding their teeth, the physician-magician would ask him to sleep with a human skull next to him and, from time to time, wake up and kiss the skull seven times per night. […]

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