Estrogen found to have a protective effect against the flu; may explain why the disease hits men harder than women

(Natural News) Many women joke that men act like babies when they’re sick, and perhaps you’ve found a bit of truth to this in your own life. Women with the flu often carry on with their daily tasks, braving through bringing the kids to school, going to work, and cooking dinner while feeling utterly awful,… … Read more

An 80-year-old Harvard-led study discovers the key to living longer

(Natural News) For years, researchers have been trying to discover the secret behind living longer. Now, after almost 80 years of study, they concluded that a person’s happiness has a huge impact on his or her well-being during later years. Professor Robert Waldinger, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, said that while taking care of… … Read more

The technology behind the largest battleship built by the Nazis still affects us today

(Natural News) The biggest battleship ever built by Nazi Germany hid itself from Allied bombers by deploying an artificial fog made from toxic chemicals. Seventy years after World War II, the effects of this technology are still felt in Norway, where local trees took many years to recover from the deadly air pollution, according to a… … Read more

Why do you like specific music over others? Turns out our expectations and biases greatly impact how our brain responds to music

(Natural News) Has it ever occurred to you that you might be unconsciously favoring certain songs because you know they were performed by professionals? In a Science Daily article, American researchers reported that our biases and expectations affect the way our brain interprets music. In 2007, world-famous violin player Joshua Bell popped up in a… … Read more

“Rip Van Winkle” plants can remain dormant for 20 years to survive through difficult times

(Natural News) The fictional character Rip Van Winkle slept for 20 years and missed the American Revolution. Now, researchers have identified more than a hundred different real-life plants that can go dormant for just as long in order to make it through unfavorable periods, a EurekAlert article stated. The research team counted at least 114… … Read more

Mushrooms contain 4 important nutrients that keep you young and disease-free

(Natural News) It turns out mushrooms are not only perfect as pizza toppings or garnish for gourmet food. Scientists found out that mushrooms contribute more positive effects to the body than what most have previously known. Dr. Robert Beelman, food scientist and Professor Emeritus of Food Science at Penn State University, said mushrooms contain four key nutrients… … Read more