Scientists from the University of Chicago, Illinois, USA, held a special experiment on 11 healthy middle-age men and women who were leading an unhealthy lifestyle. The results of the experiment were examined and the scientists concluded that the lack of sleep increases the risk of developing diabetes. Full story

Beach sand is a den of various bacteria and fungi which may easily get on unfortunate tourists. This statement was made by the researchers from the University of North Carolina after they analyzed the sand from freshwater and saltwater beaches across America. Full story

Periodically cutting down on calories is better protection from breast cancer than regular dieting. The fact was discovered by scientists from Hormel Institute, an independent research branch of the University of Minnesota. Full story

The health benefits of chocolate remain very much questionable, and it looks as though they haven’t been thoroughly studied yet. Full story

Until lately the master cells that stimulate the growth of breast cancer cells have been regarded as invincible to chemotherapy. Although the cancer treatment technology was developing, there was surprisingly little headway in targeting those master cells in many kinds of cancer. Full story

Men are at greater risk of angina. This statement was made by British cardiologists after they examined a few thousand of patients in England and Scotland. Full story

Scientists from the Tokyo University of Science managed to grow a fully functional tooth in place of a removed one. Full story

A while ago scientists discovered a link between type-2 diabetes and the dysfunction of the immune system, which is often accompanied by excessive weight. Full story

The World Health Organization (WHO) keeps working on getting the first swine flu vaccines licensed and ready for public use from the beginning of this fall, and keeps us informed about the headway. Full story

Eating disorders, bulimia and anorexia, are typically associated with women. However, the number of men suffering from those diseases currently increases, but most sufferers feel embarrassed to turn to professionals for help. Full story

Last week US officials declared that the amount of swine flu vaccine is hardly sufficient for the whole nation, and 160 million people were designated as the priority group to receive the shots. It comes to about half of the total population of the country. Children and pregnant women are heading the lists. Full story

The tireless British scientists came to some surprising conclusions; as it turns out, the number of moles may be a good indicator of the body’s rate of aging. Full story

Eat bread crusts if you want to protect yourself from bowel cancer. Scientists have discovered that the antioxidant produced during bread baking prevents certain changes in the body which lead to cancer development. Full story

It turns out people who tend to take their vacation in portions within a year instead of going on a full vacation put themselves at higher risk of heart attack. Full story

Scientists warn against finger cracking, as this may harm the joints. They have even modeled a joint to find out the origin of cracking sound and its effect on joints. Full story

Low calorie diet followers increase their life expectancy chances, scientists of U.S. National Institute of Health believe. According to a recently completed broad-band medical research, with apes subject to years of low calorie diet risks of death from cancer, diabetics and coronary disease were lowered by two thirds. Full story

Living door-to-door with a more wealthy and prosperous individual may have a really negative effect on your health, according to scientists at University of Chicago, U.S. Full story

Berries, nuts and beans are considered as the healthiest foods on Earth; they are included in daily diet of all people with remarkable longevity. Blood pressure lowering pomegranate juice, which is also capable to prevent cancer cells from further development, was named ‘natural Viagra’. Full story

Two cups of coffee a day will improve your memory, scientists of Byrd Alzheimer's Institute in Florida discovered. According to their research, caffeine has been proved to be capable for restoring nervous cells that are damaged by Alzheimer’s disease. Full story

Beer belly is developed irrespectively of how much beer is consumed, The Sun reports findings of recent research carried out mutually by German and Swedish scientists. Full story