(Natural News) An endangered species of fir in China might get more attention after one of its natural compounds showed potential in treating cancer. In a 2019 study supported by Purdue University, Chinese researchers compound 30 showed that it supported a cancer-fighting enzyme. Cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. In the […]

(Natural News) The spent shells of chicken eggs might go from unwanted biowaste to a cheap, renewable, and valuable alternative material to metals in lithium-ion batteries. A German-led study reports that powdered chicken eggshells successfully store large amounts of electrical energy. Led by researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the international team tested eggshells […]

(Natural News) Both men and women benefit from taking up the ketogenic diet. However, a Polish study of CrossFit-trained athletes showed that male participants enjoy considerable boosts in energy metabolism while female counterparts barely display any improvements. The ketogenic or “keto” diet gets most of its calories from fat. It has plenty of protein but […]

(Natural News) With the rise of online media, many people consider newspapers to be a dying medium. However, hidden inside your local paper could be the key to a younger brain. Crossword puzzles and Sudoku are often associated with older adults who still prefer to read newspapers. Now, recent evidence suggests that doing these puzzles regularly […]

(Natural News) Walking faster may add years to your life – no matter how much you weigh, a recent study has found. Conducted by researchers from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre – a collaboration between Leicester’s Hospitals, the University of Leicester and Loughborough University – and published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, the study affirmed […]

(Natural News) There may be a new alternative option for treating Alzheimer’s disease or dementia without resorting to toxic pharmaceutical drugs. A new approach uses magnets to stimulate the brain’s working memory. Researchers at Duke University have recently debuted an experimental therapy called repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) which applies a high-frequency magnetic pulse to the left […]

(Natural News) Conservationists aim to preserve – and potentially save – different species and ecosystems around the world. This is especially vital for rare species, but scientists have found that research on how rare species impact ecosystems are sorely lacking. A recent study from the U.S. and Australia highlighted the need to identify how these rare species […]

(Natural News) Researchers from the University of Windsor in Canada revealed that the extracts from the Chinese hibiscus flower (Hibiscus rosa-sinesis) have potent anti-cancer properties. The study, published in BMC Contemporary and Alternative Medicine, found that the extracts not only induce cell death in breast cancer cells – it does so without harming non-cancerous cells. The team also […]

(Natural News) A recent study has discovered that ancient Egyptians ate domesticated watermelons (Citrullus lanatus) that resembled the ones enjoyed today. Even better, the Egyptians might have been the ones who bred the familiar traits into the wild fruit in the first place. The watermelon originated in Africa. However, the wild gourd does not resemble the domesticated […]

(Natural News) Scientists may have discovered what happened to the water on Mars. Water vapor may have been dumped at the planet’s poles or escaped into space. A partnership between researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in Russia and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Germany discovered that the Red Planet has […]