Having trouble sleeping? A new study shows that tart cherry juice was dramatically more effective at increasing sleep time than the average real world results of most prescription sleep medication. Tart cherry juice was found to help extend sleep time by 84 minutes among eight … [Read more...]

Mushrooms may contain unusually high amounts of two antioxidants that some scientists suggest could help fight aging and bolster health, according to a team of Penn State researchers. In a new study, researchers found that mushrooms have high amounts of the ergothioneine and … [Read more...]

Long term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), a class of drugs commonly used to treat acid reflux, is linked to a more than doubling in the risk of developing stomach cancer, finds research published online in the journal Gut. The risk rose in tandem with the dose and … [Read more...]

Drinking a beetroot juice supplement before working out makes the brain of older adults perform more efficiently, mirroring the operations of a younger brain, according to a new study by scientists at Wake Forest University. "We knew, going in, that a number of studies had … [Read more...]

Polishing an apple with your shirt might remove some dust and dirt, but getting rid of pesticide residues could take a little more work. Researchers now report in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, that washing apples with a common household product -- baking soda … [Read more...]