According to a research from the University of Exeter people can exercise up to 20% longer and boost their stamina during high-intensive exercise by using dietary supplements1) that boost nitric oxide in the body.
The nine healthy males used in the research had their performance measured under different levels of exercise intensity. While going through several different physical challenges on a cycling ergometer they received either a placebo drink or the genuine supplement that enhanced the production of nitric oxide in the body.
Professor Andrew Jones, from the University’s School of Sport …

A new cochlear implant developed in the Biosystems Interface Laboratory at the Georgia Institute of Technology improves the quality of sound several times more than the conventional cochlear implants.
The new device called the thin film array uses a thinner wire on which are paired 12 electrodes. The thinner wire does less damage to the ear and could preserve residual hearing more than standard cochlear implants, while the higher number of electrodes improves the quality of sound. Dr. Kenneth Iverson, one of the researchers who worked on the device, said: “For …

Listening to an MP3 player can be harmful to your hearing sensitivity, according to a recent study at the Ghent University, involving 10 men and 11 women with ages between 19 and 28 years.
According to the study authors: “Excessive noise exposure can lead to metabolic and/or mechanical effects resulting in alterations of the structural elements of the organ of Corti [the inner ear organ in mammals that contains auditory sensory cells or 'hair cells']. The primary damage is concentrated on the outer hair cells, which are more vulnerable to acoustic …

It is a known fact that high-fat meals are bad for the heart, but a recent study showed that the lungs have to suffer also.  Australian researchers tested 40 asthmatic patients before and after a high-fat meal or after a low-fat meal, and found that the high-fat meal increased inflammation and reduced lung function.
“Subjects who had consumed the high-fat meal had an increase in airway neutrophils and TLR4 mRNA gene expression from sputum cells, that didn’t occur following the low fat meal,” said Dr. Lisa Wood, Ph.D., research fellow of …

Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center studied the effectiveness of sulforaphane1) in targeting and killing breast cancer stem cells on both mice and cell cultures with promising results.  In the study the sulforaphane extracted from broccoli sprouts prevented new tumors from growing.
“Sulforaphane has been studied previously for its effects on cancer, but this study shows that its benefit is in inhibiting the breast cancer stem cells. This new insight suggests the potential of sulforaphane or broccoli extract to prevent or treat cancer by targeting the critical cancer …