Alternate-day fasting diet helps lose weight and decrease risk of CAD

More and more scientific trials indicate that alternate-day fasting (ADF) is a viable diet option to help obese individuals lose weight and decrease risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). » See More

A path-breaking method which can convert sure death into 90pc survival

An astonishing and ground–breaking method has made the critical surgeries extremely easy and thereby one can notice an increase in the survival rate of the patients.

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The more an older woman weighs, the worse her memory

According to new research from Northwestern Medicine, the effect is more pronounced in women who carry excess weight around their hips, known as pear shapes, than women who carry it around their waists, called apple shapes.» See More

New Research Links Obesity to Missing Genes

ScienceDaily (Feb. 4, 2010) — A small but significant proportion of morbidly obese people are missing a section of their DNA, according to research published February 3 in Nature.
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Hungry Immune Guardians Are Snappier.

Bonn researchers have discovered an elementary mechanism which regulates vital immune functions in healthy people. In situations of hunger which mean stress for the body's cells...» See More

Naked Mole Rats May Hold Clues to Surviving Stroke

Two University of Illinois at Chicago researchers report in the Dec. 9 issue of NeuroReport (now online) that adult naked mole rat brain tissue can withstand extreme hypoxia, or oxygen deprivation...» See More

How does dietary restriction produce protective effects against aging

within certain parameters, a lower-calorie diet slows the development of some age-related conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, as well as the aging process.» See More

Starvation may protect organism against chemotherapy

Starvation-based strategy of cancer treatment might increase the efficacy of chemotherapy, scientists believe. The modern science methods to treat cancer are mainly focused on the killing of tumor cells. However, the chemotherapy affects on organism itself in a negative way.

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Benefits of Caloric Restriction on Memory Shown in Humans

Older adults who cut their caloric intake by 30% had an increase in verbal memory scores in just 3 months.  This is the first study of its kind on humans.» See More