What to know about hair growth

The rate of a person’s hair growth depends on several factors, from genetics to what they eat. Find out more about the process of hair growth and what may affect its speed here.

Weight loss: How important is eating breakfast?

A new study has examined the importance of eating breakfast in the process of losing weight. It may not be as pivotal as once thought, say the authors.

Vitamins and minerals that boost metabolism

Metabolism is the process the body uses to break down food and nutrients for energy, as well as to support different body functions. What people eat, including vitamins and minerals, affects their metabolism

What to eat and avoid on the gastric sleeve diet

Learn all about the food to eat and avoid on the gastric sleeve diet.

Breast milk shared to help babies via online and offline communities

Sharing breast milk to feed babies is a practice dating back millennia, and the Internet has facilitated the process creating some surprising exchanges.

Diet during pregnancy and early life affects children’s behaviour and intelligence.

The statement “you are what you eat” is significant for the development of optimum mental performance in children as evidence is accumulating to show that nutrition pre-birth and in early life “programmes” long term health, well being, brain development and mental performance and that certain nutrients are important to this process…

Purified Extracts From Green Tea And Red Wine Interrupt Alzheimer’s Disease Pathway In Cells

Natural chemicals found in green tea and red wine may disrupt a key step of the Alzheimer’s disease pathway, according to new research from the University of Leeds.

Scientists Ferret Out A Key Pathway For Aging

For decades, scientists have been searching for the fundamental biological secrets of how eating less extends lifespan.

Peaches, plums induce deliciously promising death of breast cancer cells

Breast cancer cells — even the most aggressive type — died after treatments with peach and plum extracts in lab tests in Texas recently, and scientists say the results are deliciously promising. Not only did the cancerous cells keel over, but the normal cells were not harmed in the process.