Scientists have used genetic engineering techniques to produce pigs high in omega-3 fatty acids, abundant in fish but not found in meats.
Teams from Harvard, the University of Missouri and Pittsburg State University in Kansas used an earthworm gene to modify the pigs; a gene which produces omega-3s.
So far, there seems to be no other changes […]

Sagging breasts may be the outcome for women who do not support themselves adequately whilst jogging.
A research team from Portsmouth University found
[…] breasts moved in a 3D figure of eight and that uncontrolled movement strained fragile tissues and ligaments.
The study suggested as a woman runs a mile, her breasts bounced 135 meters.

~cough~

With the average breast […]

University of Texas doctors found “coaching” was linked to a tiny reduction in the length of labour.
And when women were followed up, those who were coached were found to have an increased risk of bladder problems.
However the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology study only checked the women after three months.
So it seems as though […]

A type of Camembert cheese has been removed from sale over concerns it may be contaminated with the bacterium E. coli, which can cause food poisoning.
The FSA is stressing “People should not eat this cheese.”
Affected cheeses:

250g packs of Reaux’s Gaslonde Camembert
250g packs of Camembert de Normandie Th.Reaux
1kg blocks of Reaux’s Gaslonde Camembert which is normally […]

A recent Italian study has linked the sweetner aspartame with cancer in rats. The European Ramazzini Foundation showed that moderate regular consumption of the artifical sweetner caused a repeated incidence in malignant tumours.
“[it] should have sent alarm bells ringing in health departments around the world” said Liberal Democrat MP Roger Williams.
Mr Williams, the MP for […]

Poultry is safe to eat as long as it’s cooked properly, according to the UN. The main risk is from diseased birds and the slaughtering process.
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According to Italian scientists, love only lasts a little more than a year thanks to a particular protein. It’s this protein which causes sweaty palms when in the early stages of a relationship (so does not washing).
But after studying both long and short term relationships, they found that levels of these proteins (neurotrophins) decreased over […]

It seems that the threat of bird flu may have been another scare mongering tactic by the government(s). It comes from the fact that wild birds carrying the flu strain may fly long distances to cause a biohazard overseas, but there doesn’t seem to be any proof of this.
“The real issue is where the highly […]

Men’s Health has a list of 18 little tricks like curing toothaches and clearing a stuffed nose.
16. Impress your friends!
Next time you’re at a party, try this trick: Have a person hold one arm straight out to the side, palm down, and instruct him to maintain this position. Then place two fingers on his wrist […]

According to research, as reported by the Daily Mirror, high carb, low fat diets could cause heart failure.
Studies have shown that the heart’s “fuel tank” was seriously depleted after a fortnight on a diet similar to Atkins. Severe depletion can lead to heart failure.
“One participant couldn’t manage his daily run whist on the diet.
“Of course […]

According to an article in New Scientist, the food people eat could have a profound effect on them at the genetic level, permanently. Rats were made to behave differently by injecting them with a specific amino acid. It altered the way the rats genes were expressed, suggesting that drugs or dietry supplements could halt physical […]

Research has shown that meditation makes you perform better by altering the structure of the brain. They found that meditation causes a thickening of the areas involved with attention and sensory perception in the cortex. The growth is caused by a widening of the blood vessels and increased brancing and interconnections.
In a test where volunteers […]