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Many Parents Believe That Letting Young Children Taste Alcohol Discourages Later Use
September 19, 2012 One in four mothers believe that letting young children taste alcohol may discourage them from drinking in adolescence and 40 percent believe that not allowing children to taste alcohol will only ... > full story -
Wine for Swine: Pig Study Shows That Wine Has More Cardiovascular Benefits Than Vodka
September 10, 2012 The next time you call someone a drunken pig, remember this study. Researchers studied the effects of red wine and vodka on pigs with high cholesterol and found that the pigs with a penchant for ... > full story -
Non-Alcoholic Red Wine May Help Reduce High Blood Pressure
September 6, 2012 Non-alcoholic red wine was more effective at lowering blood pressure than traditional red wine or gin. Red wine's polyphenols uninhibited by alcohol seem to be the blood pressure reducing ... > full story -
Preventing Noise-Induced Hearing Loss, Tinnitus in Soldiers
September 6, 2012 Antioxidants, dietary supplements and high-tech brain imaging are among some of the novel strategies that may help detect, treat and even prevent noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus among ... > full story -
Champagne Proves a Fantastic Playground for Physicists
September 5, 2012 The fleeting life of champagne bubbles intrigues scientists; collapsing bubbles are common in our everyday lives but are still not fully understood. Two reviews explore collapsing bubbles and bubble ... > full story -
Rare Genetic Disease Offers Insight Into Common Cancers
September 4, 2012 Fanconi anemia is a rare genetic condition in which cells lose the ability to repair DNA. Fanconi cells are super-sensitive to a common class of cancer drugs, nixing their use. A new study explores ... > full story -
Glass Shape Influences How Quickly We Drink Alcohol
August 31, 2012 The speed at which we drink alcohol may be influenced by the shape of the glass we drink from, according to new research. This could be a target to help control the problematic levels of drunkenness ... > full story -
Bitter Tastes Quickly Turn Milk Chocolate Fans Sour
August 30, 2012 Dark chocolate lovers can handle a wider range of bitter tastes before rejection compared to milk chocolate fans, according to food ... > full story -
First Evidence from Humans on How Alcohol May Boost Risk of Cancer
August 22, 2012 Almost 30 years after discovery of a link between alcohol consumption and certain forms of cancer, scientists are reporting the first evidence from research on people explaining how the popular ... > full story -
Drink Made from Berry Wine May Provide Tasty Drug for Diabetes
August 20, 2012 In evaluating the bioactive compounds of Illinois blueberry and blackberry wines, scientists have found compounds that inhibit enzymes responsible for carbohydrate absorption and assimilation. And ... > full story
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