Consistent with studies in other populations, findings from the first local study, The Singapore Chinese Health Study, conducted by researchers in the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and Duke-NUS Medical School, have shown that a high-quality diet defined by low intake of animal foods such as red meat, and high intake of plant foods such as vegetables, fruits and whole grains, and reduced intake of sweetened beverages could be associated with reduced risk of diabetes.

The heart’s motion is so powerful that it can recharge devices that save our lives, according to new research from Dartmouth College.

Ask anyone who is in pain how their much-needed sleep was, and there’s a good chance they will say it was not great. 

The study assessed the effects of statins in nearly 187,000 people who had taken part in 28 large clinical trials. 

It is already known that Natural Killer cells play an important role in fighting cancer, in both mice and humans. 

When we’re in pain, we have a hard time sleeping. But how does poor sleep affect pain? 

You may be familiar with the saying, “You are what you eat,” but did you know the food you eat could impact your memory?

Thousands of people – many of them children – are hurt or killed by land mines each year, so finding these devices before they explode is critical.

The “hidden hunger” caused by micronutrient deficiency is a global threat to human health, with particularly severe impacts in Africa. 

Intensive lowering of blood pressure did not significantly reduce dementia risk but did have a measurable impact on mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to the final, peer-reviewed results from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) Memory and Cognition in Decreased Hypertension (SPRINT MIND).