food

What you eat may affect your body's internal biological clock

Posted in Medicine on 14th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

Food not only nourishes the body but also affects its internal biological clock, which regulates the daily rhythm of many aspects of human behavior and biology.

Proposed device would instantly display the number of calories in any food

Posted in Science on 3rd Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

A gadget that could instantly display the caloric content of any food placed within it, at the touch of a button.

Widespread impacts of neonicotinoids 'impossible to deny'

Posted in Science on 24th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

Neonicotinoid pesticides are causing significant damage to a wide range of beneficial species and are a key factor in the decline of bees, say scientists.

One in three adults in England 'on cusp' of diabetes

Posted in Medicine on 11th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

More than a third of adults are on the cusp of developing type-2 diabetes, figures for England show.

Fasting may help the immune system rebuild itself

Posted in Science on 9th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

In a new study, fasting could actually be good for you, at least if you suffer from problems with your immune system.