News articles tagged with 'chocolate' (Page 3)
The cocoa genome to be sequenced
— 26 Jun 2008 16:25 | BiologyThe United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Mars, Incorporated, and IBM intend to apply their scientific resources to sequence and analyse…
Synthetic cocoa chemical slows growth of tumours in human cell lines
— 14 Jun 2008 12:56 | HealthA synthetic chemical based on a compound found in cocoa beans slowed growth and accelerated destruction of human tumours in laboratory studies, and should be tested further for cancer…
Scientists work to stop chocolate going the way of George Clooney
— 10 Jun 2008 10:54 | ChemistryWhat do George Clooney and old chocolate have in common? Both are still delicious but have greyed with age - and while this certainly hasn't damaged the image of the former ER star,…
Chocolate bar shown to lower cholesterol
— 22 Apr 2008 13:06 | HealthThe results of a University of Illinois study have demonstrated an effective way to lower cholesterol levels - by eating chocolate bars. 'Eating two CocoaVia dark chocolate bars a day…
Study shows link between caffeine and miscarriage
— 23 Jan 2008 02:59 | HealthHigh doses of daily caffeine during pregnancy - whether from coffee, tea, caffeinated soda or hot chocolate - cause an increased risk of miscarriage, according a new study by the Kaiser…
Stimulating the appetite can lead to unrelated impulse purchases
— 10 Jan 2008 16:39 | HealthExposure to something that whets the appetite, such as a picture of a mouth-watering dessert, can make a person more impulsive with unrelated purchases, finds a study from the February…