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For many years people try to find a key to long and healthy life. The recent study of the British nutritional scientists revealed that you may no longer refuse from your favorite foods as chocolate, coffee and tea are among essentials that prolong lifespan.

Gary Williamson, professor at Leeds University completed a list of 20 "lifespan essential" products that can slow down ageing process. Most of the food consists of fruits and vegetables that contain polyphenols that are known to have numerous health benefits. The high levels of polyphenols prevent different types of cancer, play a protective role for heart and vessels and protect against nerve damage.

Scientists claim they found a way to restore the movements of paralysed muscles by activating brain cells.

In a study conducted at the University of Washington scientists used the innovative treatment for paralysis to help monkeys bring back the voluntarily control over muscles that were immobilized by drugs. Chet Moritz, the leading author of the study and his colleagues said that they managed to find a way to keep away from nerve damage by applying special gadget.

A new material made of small fragments of diamonds may become a new breakthrough solution in cancer treatment.

The researchers at Northwestern University developed a patch made of nanodiamonds, tiny bits of diamonds consisting of few groups of carbon atoms that will be used to deliver chemotherapy drugs more effectively.

Scientists found that antidepressants may lower men's chances of becoming a father, since they were found to harm sperm.
The study published in New Scientists magazine revealed that drug paroxetine, usually prescribed for treating depression may actually contribute to worse sperm quality.

Relaxing music by Mozart was found to reduce blood pressure if you listen to it at least three times per week.

During a study, two groups of the senior volunteers were asked to listen to 12-minutes relaxation tapes and 12-minutes classical music by Mozart three times a week for four months period. Scientists took blood pressure of the participants before and after the experiment.

An unusual case of a patient, who had a stroke during sexual intercourse, was recorded by doctors at Loyola University Medical Center.
Sex and Health Risks

Many men and women are concerned about the risk of having health problems from sex. Can you suddenly have a heart attack or even die from sex? There were little studies done on this subject, however there is some statistical data on this topic.

Scientists developed a medication taken once a month for women suffering from the recurrent miscarriages.

The previous studies conducted by Professor Siobhan Quenby, of School of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, at the Liverpool University, showed that women, who underwent numerous miscarriages in the past have a high level of the uterine Natural Killer immune cells.

Pregnant women, who reduce the calories intake during pregnancy may actually have overweight children later in life, the new study says.

According to the findings, the weight problems may appear as a result of the imbalance in fat cells caused by the lack of food during pregnancy.

Watching what you eat can actually help you lose weight quite effective, the news study says.

Those who care about their diet are more successful, having the visual evidence of their meals that helps to control the eating habits. In the study, Lydia Zepeda and David Deal, the researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison asked 43 people to keep track of their eating habits by writing food diaries and photographing their meals over one week.

Mental abilities of older people start declining several years before death, and this is not necessarily connected with dementia, a new study says.

Valgeir Thorvaldsson, MSc, of Goteberg University in Sweden, who conducted the study, said that these terminal changes in cognitive abilities are different from those that occur due to ageing.

Women, facing negative life events were found to have the increased risk of breast cancer, the new study says.

Scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel conducted a research that revealed the link between breast cancer and stressful life events. According to the study, happy and optimistic women may be better protected from the tumor than those, whose emotional life was more disturbed.

It might be a good idea to chew gum to speed up the recovery from surgery, especially for some patients, British scientists say. People, who had their colon partly removed, were found to recover faster when chewing gum.

Researchers at Imperial College London found that chewing gum improves bowel function for patients who underwent colon surgery. Many of these patients have difficulties passing food through the intestines, but chewing gum contributes to better digestion.

Having an earlier experience of sexually transmitted disease may predict sexual dysfunction problems for men and women later in life.

History of STD roughly quadruples a woman's chances of having painful intercourse and triples lubrication problems, a new study say. Men are also five times more likely to have unsatisfying sex life if they had an STD in the past.

A new study revealed that almost half of overweight people have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels, while almost the same number of normal weight people has some of the heart problems associated with obesity.

The research shows that the association between weight and health risks should be reconsidered. In the nationwide study, 51 percent of overweight adults, or roughly 36 million people had normal levels of blood pressure, cholesterol, blood fats and blood sugar. Around one-third of adults or 20 million people suffering from obesity were found to be in this range, having none or only one of these levels abnormal.

A new study revealed that two commonly used methods of infertility treatment for couples who have unexplained problems with having children do not make big difference if compared to no treatment at all.

Researchers at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland tested the drug that is used to stimulate ovulation and artificial insemnation against no treatment in couples with unexplained infertility.

New study shows that vitamin C injections have the potential to treat cancer, by reducing the size of a tumor.

The researchers who conducted the new study on mice discovered an unexpected effect of vitamin C, promising its use as a drug for cancer treatment.

A new study found that middle-aged people who are single face the increased risk of developing dementia.

Swedish researchers point out that social interaction between partners could be a key to protecting the brain from the illness.

The study conducted at the Karolinska Institute involved 1,449 partnered and non-partnered people who were asked about their relationship status in midlife and then again after 21 years to find if they had developed dementia.

Second hand smoking considerably increases the risk of stroke for your spouse, a new study suggests.

Researchers found that nonsmokers married to smokers have the 42 percent increased risk of having a stroke in comparison to those who are married to nonsmokers. The risk rose up to 72 percent for former smokers who are married to smokers, the researchers said.

Scientists identified a compound in human saliva that makes wound healing faster. A new study conducted by scientists from the Netherlands found that the compound has a potential to help people suffering from conditions such as diabetes that result in chronic wounds and those having traumatic injures and burns.

Scientists uncover a breakthrough drug for the treatment of the severe prostate cancer that claims to be more effective than chemotherapy.

The promising drug called abiraterone has a potential to treat 80 percent of the patents, suffering from severe forms of prostate cancer, for whom chemotherapy proved to bó ineffective.