(Natural News) Interest in dark chocolate as a health food has grown in recent years. Studies have emerged confirming the positive effects of eating dark chocolate on blood pressure, cholesterol levels, brain function, and other areas. Due to its rise in popularity, researchers from Canada and the U.S. investigated the effects of dark chocolate consumption on bone […]

(Natural News) Smart phones are altering how humans think, how they behave, and how they communicate. These devices are also physically changing the human skull. Researchers have identified the evolution of bone spikes on the human skull. These bone layers are showing up on the back of the skulls of people who routinely crane their […]

(Natural News) Osteoarthritis of the knee is one of the most pervasive and worrisome conditions that seems to affect many older individuals. This should be no surprise, since it is well-known that millions of people deal with some form of arthritis every single day. That’s why the search for better and more effective cures is […]

(Natural News) Broken bones take long periods of time to heal because growing new tissue requires a lot of energy. Researchers from Pennsylvania State University have come up with a way to supercharge the regeneration process: a citrate-based biomaterial that provides stem cells with the energy boost they need. Citrate is naturally found in bones and citrus […]

(Natural News) Researchers at the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) have solved the main challenge facing the contemporary use of cuttlefish bone in modern medicine. The hard, brittle internal structure of the squid-like cephalopod — while used often in traditional Chinese and Indian medicine — has been observed to trigger certain allergic reactions in various […]