Concentrated beetroot juice may lower blood pressure in older people by altering the composition of the oral microbiome, according to researchers at the University of Exeter, published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine (FRBM). In their study, the…
It is customary to believe (according to the rules of etiquette) that one should not come to a guest empty-handed. Even if it is a waffle cake or a chocolate bar, one must grab it. But not everyone follows this…
Unusual sisters live in the same body, but only one of them has found her soulmate, Ukr.Media reports. Conjoined twins Abigail and Brittany Hensel first attracted mass attention back in 1996 when they appeared on Oprah Winfrey’s mega-popular entertainment show.…
An old wise woman had been traveling in the mountains for several days. One morning, as she stood by a stream to draw water, the shine of one of the stones caught her attention. She put her jug aside to…
Dentists recently revealed a professional secret. They said that most of us pay too much for branded toothpaste, which is absolutely unnecessary for clean teeth and healthy gums, Ukr.Media reports. Experts explained what people really need to do to ensure…
“If I decide to become an undertaker, people will stop dying,” is how Ibn Ezra wrote about his failures. The famous Jewish poet, philosopher, Bible commentator, grammarian, astronomer, mathematician and physician Abraham Ben Meyer ibn Ezra was born in 1092…
This year’s Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award recipients are (from left) Jesus (Tito) Gonzalez, Dr. Michael Welsh, and Paul Negulesco. (Photo courtesy of Jesus Tito Gonzalez; Michael Welsh; Dina Rudick, Anthem Multimedia) Three scientists have received a $250,000 prize for…
Feature films often work according to familiar patterns: hero, conflict, climax, resolution. Sometimes it’s exciting, sometimes it’s exhausting. At such moments, documentaries become a real salvation. They reveal the real world – as it is, without special effects and script…
A review shows that five major polar geoengineering projects are not feasible in the coming decades. (Image credit: Thomas Barwick via Getty Images) Our planet continues to warm due to greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. The polar regions are…
The toxic barrels that captured public attention in 2020 appear to have “halos” around them — and researchers have finally figured out why. (Image courtesy of the Schmidt Ocean Institute.) Thousands of barrels of industrial waste have covered the ocean…