Fish has long been considered in myriad cultures to be “brain food,” but only recently has bona fide science begun to support this deep-rooted belief. Researchers now know that the omega-3 fatty acids found in oily fish such as salmon and herring may play a critical role in both development and maintenance of the brain [...]

Berkeley.edu – Children who were exposed to common, organophosphate pesticides while still in their mother’s womb were more likely to develop attention-deficit disorders years later, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. The study raises the public health issue of whether organic produce might be a better choice for [...]

One year after giving birth, women were less likely to have the most dangerous kind of obesity – central obesity, or “belly fat” – if they had been given probiotics from the first trimester of pregnancy, found new research that suggests manipulating the balance of bacteria in the gut may help fight obesity. Probiotics are [...]

Eshre.com – Researchers have found an association between the B vitamin folic acid – found in leafy green vegetables, fruit and pulses (beans, chickpeas, lentils) – and levels of chromosomal abnormalities in men’s sperm. Men who consumed high levels of folate (found naturally in food) and/or folic acid (found in supplements) tended to have lower [...]