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A Glass Of White Wine As Beneficial For Heart As Red Wine

A Glass Of White Wine As Beneficial For Heart As Red Wine People who prefer white wine have a reason to rejoice. Recent study has shown that white wine just as healthy as red wine. According to traditional notion, red wine is better than white wine for heart as it contains resveratrol, which is said to protect against both heart disease and cancer. White wine lacks resveratrol as it is fermented only from the pressed juice of the grape. Resveratrol is found only in grape skin.

Aerobics Can Boost Ageing Brains – A Study

Aerobics Can Boost Ageing Brains – A StudyA new study has disclosed that taking exercise on a regular basis can reverse the decline in brain power, which comes with growing age and Alzheimer’s disease.

The researchers discovered that aerobic exercise can increase the speed and sharpness of thought plus the actual size of brain tissue.

Lead researcher Professor Art Kramer, cognitive neuroscientist from the US Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois, USA, mentioned previous study pointing that six months of exercise reversed age-related decline in the brain.

Vaccine For Cervical Cancer Launched In India

Vaccine For Cervical Cancer Launched In India Cervical cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide. It is the commonest cause of cancer deaths among Indian women. Every year, almost 74,000 women die due to cervical cancer in India. More than 130,000 Indian women are diagnosed with it every year. According to statistics, every hour 8 women in India die due to cervical cancer.

Low Levels Of Antioxidants Along With Sunlight Exposure Can Lead To AMD

Low Levels Of Antioxidants Along With Sunlight Exposure Can Lead To AMD AMD is the leading cause of vision loss in older adults. A recent research showed that low blood levels of antioxidants along with sunlight exposure increases the risk of age-related macular degeneration, or AMD in older adults.

Dr. Astrid Fletcher, a professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the UK analyzed the data collected from 4,753 adults ages 65 and up, roughly half of whom had AMD.  

Adding Chicken Soup To Your Meal Can Control High BP

Adding Chicken Soup To Your Meal Can Control High BPNumber of people suffering from high BP is increasing at an alarming pace. Tensions of personal and professional life combined with unhealthy eating habits are the main cause of high BP.A recent Japanese study showed that chicken soup can help in fighting high blood pressure.  

Ai Saiga of Nippon Meat Packers and colleagues claim that chicken legs and feet are better source of collagen as compared to chicken breast. 

Alcohol Can Lead To Brain Shrinking

Alcohol Can Lead To Brain ShrinkingStudies have shown that moderate drinking of alcoholic beverages lowers risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. Recent study showed that any amount of consumed alcohol contributes to the brain's volume reduction. 

This study was led by Carol Ann Paul. Every decade our brain volume reduces in size by 2%. 

Researchers of Wellesley College claim that heavy drinking can speed that rate of shrinkage. Medical science associates smaller brain volume with dementia and cognitive impairments that include diminished ability to think, learn, and remember. 

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