May 29, 2015 11:12AM
Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL), known as “bad cholesterol”, was reduced by 60 percent when overweight adults added an avocado to a moderate-fat diet.
Having two drinks a day in one’s 50s and 60s increases the risk of stroke by a third and lowers the age at which it occurs, Swedish researchers have found.
In just two months of three-times-a-week yoga classes, older adults improved their cognitive functions, reaction times and working memory.
Chinese researchers report that acupuncture and a prescribed heat therapy were 89 percent effective in treating symptoms of benign enlarged prostate.
Efforts are underway to recruit and train veterans to work on small farms for both financial and therapeutic reasons.
Eight square miles a day of irrigated land is vanishing worldwide due to low rainfall and poor agricultural practices.
To combat rising sea levels and absorb more water, the port city of Hamburg, Germany, is creating 27 square miles of linked green space
Abuse and torture of animals is now classified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as being on a par with homicide.
Once an importer of 70 percent of the world’s electronic and plastic waste, China recently decided to prohibit certain plastics; it puts new pressure on U.S. recycling programs.
Small organic molecules that absorb sunlight have been harnessed by scientists to produce power when built into windows and mobile devices.
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