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With many health benefits, lactoferrin is an important iron-binding protein. The major form of this powerful protein is secreted into human bio fluids such as milk, blood, tears, saliva, and is responsible for most of the host defense properties. Researchers...

Greater sugar-sweetened and low-calorie soda consumption is associated with a higher risk of stroke. Conversely, consumption of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee was associated with a lower risk, this was found by researchers from Cleveland...

Micro-nutrient content in ready-made baby meals contained less than a fifth of the recommended daily supply of calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron and other minerals. This was revealed through new research from the University of Greenwich, School...

Worldwide, obesity is on the increase in adults & children. It is currently viewed by many as one of the most serious threats to public health. Changes in public policy are required to bring forth solutions to the obesity pandemic &...

Chronic psychological stress is associated with the body losing its ability to regulate the inflammatory response, a research team led by Carnegie Mellon University’s Sheldon Cohen has found. Stress wreaks havoc on the mind and body....

The risk of depression, measured by people taking antidepressants, is almost eighty percent higher for those living alone compared to people living in any kind of social or family group, New research published in BioMed Central’s open...

According to a study published in a medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, people with mild vascular disease that causes damage to the retina in the eye are more likely to have problems with thinking and memory skills because...

According to a study led by a University of Rochester Medical Center researcher, older adults who sleep poorly have an altered immune system response to stress that may increase risk for mental and physical health problems. In the study, stress...

According to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, a compound in citrus fruits may reduce your risk of stroke. Consuming higher amounts of a compound in citrus fruits, especially oranges & grapefruit, may...

Smoking causes the body to turn against its own helpful healthy bacteria, leaving smokers more vulnerable to disease, this was revealed by a new study. The mouth of a healthy person contains a stable ecosystem of healthy bacteria despite the...