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Chocolate-flavored HONEY has been created by scientists in Brazil. The team used a product from native stingless bees to extract bioactive compounds - such as caffeine - from chocolate manufacturing waste. They say the process adds nutritional and commercial value to an ingredient that is usually discarded. Researchers from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) developed the new product. It is made from native bee honey and cocoa bean shells and can be consumed directly or used [...]

Average tree size across the world’s largest tropical rainforest has increased by 3.2% every decade for the last 30 years – consistent with a response to rising carbon dioxide levels, say scientists. The international team of researchers said their findings show the “remarkable resilience” of the forest. The team of almost 100 scientists monitored the size of trees in 188 permanent plots and discovered that the increase has continued for at least 30 years. The [...]

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kids are more likely to become couch potatoes — or enthusiastically active — based on what they see their parents doing day-to-day, a new study says. The example set by moms and dads appears to contribute to sedentary or active behavior in their children, researchers report in the journal Sports Medicine and Health Science. “Parents’ level of physical activity can directly influence their children’s [...]

A 113-million-year-old fossilized ant is the oldest ever discovered. The “remarkably well-preserved" hell ant was found in limestone in Brazil. Scientists say it is a member of Haidomyrmecinae - an extinct group that only lived during the Cretaceous period. They had highly specialized, "scythe-like" jaws that they probably used to pin or impale prey, according to a study published in the journal Current Biology. Study author Anderson Lepeco said: “Our team [...]

THURSDAY, April 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Heavy drinkers have an increased risk of developing brain lesions associated with memory and thinking problems, a new study says. Folks who imbibe eight or more alcoholic drinks a week have an increased risk of hyaline arteriolosclerosis, or a thickening and narrowing of the small arteries that feed the brain, researchers reported April 9 in the journal Neurology This condition makes it harder for blood to flow, which can damage the brain over [...]

Drinking eight glasses of wine or pints of beer a week more than doubles the risk of brain damage compared to teetotallers, suggests new research. Boozers who down eight or more alcoholic drinks every week have an increased risk of brain lesions associated with memory and thinking problems, say scientists. They explained that the condition, caused hyaline arteriolosclerosis, causes the small blood vessels to narrow, becoming thick and stiff - making it harder for blood to flow, which can [...]

Weight training helps protect older people from dementia , according to new research. Volunteers with mild cognitive impairment who practiced strength training showed improvements in memory and brain anatomy after six months, say scientists. Weight training has been previously shown to improve strength and muscle mass, reduce body fat, and contribute to well-being and mental health. Now, a new study conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil suggests it protects [...]

Key Takeaways The combination of chronic arthritic joint pain and depression could speed declines in cognition and memory in older people The brain might be overwhelmed by dealing with these two threats, researchers say The findings are a wake-up call to doctors to take both conditions more seriously in older patients THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Having achy, painful joints isn't just a physical woe: Coupled with depression, it could also degrade an older [...]

The world’s second-smallest vertebrate has been discovered - a tiny toad living in a Brazilian rainforest. Researchers say the flea toad measures just 6.95 millimeters in length and can fit on the tip of a finger. The name of the new species, B. dacnis, pays tribute to Project Dacnis, a conservation, research and education NGO that maintains private areas of the Atlantic Rainforest, including the one where the animal was found, in Ubatuba, on the coast of São Paulo [...]