A large study links red and processed meat with higher risk of heart disease and death. Eating two servings of red meat, processed meat or poultry — but not fish …read more Source:: Science
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Keto diet works best in small doses, mouse study finds
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•A ketogenic diet — which provides 99 percent of calories from fat and only 1 percent from carbohydrates — produces health benefits in the short term, but negative effects after …read more Source:: Science
Big brains or big guts: Choose one
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•A global study comparing 2,062 birds finds that, in highly variable environments, birds tend to have either larger or smaller brains relative to their body size. Birds with smaller brains …read more Source:: Science
Is it autism? The line is getting increasingly blurry
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•If the current trend in diagnostic practices holds, the definition of autism may get too blurry to be meaningful, a research team finds. …read more Source:: Science
Flavonoid-rich diet protects against cancer and heart disease, study finds
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•Consuming flavonoid-rich items such as apples and tea protects against cancer and heart disease, particularly for smokers and heavy drinkers, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
Low doses of radiation promote cancer-capable cells
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•New research finds that low doses of radiation equivalent to three CT scans, which are considered safe, give cancer-capable cells a competitive advantage over normal cells. …read more Source:: Science
Vast majority of dietary supplements don’t improve heart health or put off death, study finds
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•In a massive new analysis of findings from 277 clinical trials using 24 different interventions, researchers say they have found that almost all vitamin, mineral and other nutrient supplements or …read more Source:: Science
‘You all look alike to me’ is hard-wired in us, research finds
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•We are hard-wired to process — or not process — facial differences based on race. And that process occurs in the earliest filters of our thought process, according to newly …read more Source:: Science
Jupiter-like exoplanets found in sweet spot in most planetary systems
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•A survey of 300 stars in search of exoplanets finds that massive, Jupiter-like gas giants are found just about where Jupiter is in our own solar system. …read more Source:: Science
Bees can link symbols to numbers, study finds
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•We know bees get the concept of zero and can do basic math. Now researchers have discovered they may also be capable of connecting symbols to numbers. It’s a finding …read more Source:: Science