News articles tagged with 'chocolate'
Chocolate is a 'super fruit'
— 7 Feb 2011 14:55 | ChemistryIt is widely known that fruit contains antioxidants which may be beneficial to health. New research published in the open access journal Chemistry Central Journal demonstrates that…
'Food of the gods' genome sequence could make finest chocolate better
— 3 Jan 2011 20:05 | BiologyThe production of high quality chocolate, and the farmers who grow it, will benefit from the recent sequencing and assembly of the chocolate tree genome, according to an international…
Moderate chocolate consumption linked to lower risks of heart failure
— 18 Aug 2010 07:29 | HealthMiddle-aged and elderly Swedish women who regularly ate a small amount of chocolate had lower risks of heart failure risks, in a study reported in Circulation: Heart Failure, a journal…
Dark chocolate lowers blood pressure
— 29 Jun 2010 10:53 | HealthFor people with hypertension, eating dark chocolate can significantly reduce blood pressure. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Medicine combined the results of 15 studies…
Walls falling faster for solid-state memory
— 10 Jun 2010 11:39 | TechnologyAfter running a series of complex computer simulations, researchers have found that flaws in the structure of magnetic nanoscale wires play an important role in determining the operating…
How dark chocolate may guard against brain injury from stroke
— 6 May 2010 14:05 | HealthResearchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that a compound in dark chocolate may protect the brain after a stroke by increasing cellular signals already known to shield nerve cells…
Greater chocolate consumption may be associated with higher depression scores
— 27 Apr 2010 10:21 | HealthIndividuals who screen positive for possible depression appear to consume more chocolate than those not screening positive for depression, according to a report in the April 26 issue…
Can chocolate lower your risk of stroke?
— 13 Feb 2010 21:04 | HealthEating chocolate may lower your risk of having a stroke, according to an analysis of available research that will be released today and presented at the American Academy of Neurology's…
New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress
— 12 Nov 2009 08:09 | HealthThe 'chocolate cure' for emotional stress is getting new support from a clinical trial published online in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research. It found that eating about an ounce and…
Comfort food: Chocolate, water reduce pain response to heat
— 14 Oct 2009 11:22 | HealthPeople often eat food to feel better, but researchers have found that eating chocolate or drinking water can blunt pain, reducing a rat's response to a hot stimulus. This natural form…