Besides high blood pressure, too much salt can also cause kidney failure, research suggests

Besides high blood pressure, too much salt can also cause kidney failure, research suggests

New Orleans: For years, researchers have been examining the negative effects of salt on human health, and recently another alarming new discovery has come to light. Research conducted by Professor Rui Teng and colleagues at Tulane University in New Orleans, USA, has found a link between high-salt foods and chronic kidney disease. The research used…

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Chocolate Supplements Aid Cognitive Ability in Older Adults, Research

Chocolate Supplements Aid Cognitive Ability in Older Adults, Research

Massachusetts: A recent study found that older adults who took chocolate supplements had better cognitive performance. According to media reports, the above clinical trial divided a group of elderly adults into two groups, one with a lower quality diet. Both groups used chocolate supplements for two years. The results of better cognitive ability were found…

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Artificially Sweetened Drinks Don't Cause Weight Gain, Research

Artificially Sweetened Drinks Don’t Cause Weight Gain, Research

Liverpool: A study has shown that artificially sweetened beverages do not cause weight gain. One conducted at the University of Liverpool in the UK research According to me, drinking two cans of artificially sweetened beverages for a year has no significant effect on body weight. British researchers compared weight loss between overweight and obese people…

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Light therapy may reduce depression and aggressive behavior, research suggests

Light therapy may reduce depression and aggressive behavior, research suggests

Beijing: A study found that light-assisted sleep can improve sleep and reduce depression and aggressive behavior in dementia patients. A study conducted at Weifeng Medical University in China found that exposure to bright light can help reset the body clock. The study, published in the journal PLoS One, studied 15 trials conducted in seven different…

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