Before you reach for that diet cola or sugar-free ice cream, you might want to consider a new study published by Purdue University on the effects of artificial sweeteners in yogurt. The research, which was reported this week by Wired.com, suggests that sugar substitutes could actually lead to increased weight gain, contradicting the popularly-held notion that artificial sugar substitutes have a slimming effect.
New Study: Sugar Substitute Causes Weight Gain
iPods Given a Clean Bill of Health by FDA
Portable devices are everywhere these days. MP3 players, cell phones, GPS navigator’s, palmtop computers and other electronic devices have become ubiquitous, but many critics have speculated that the electromagnetic fields produced by these gadgets could be dangerous, or even deadly.
Infrared Light May Hold Key to Alzheimer’s
Scientists have been struggling for decades to find a cure for Alzheimer’s, and though some progress has been made in understanding the disease, so far a cure has eluded researchers. In fact, even the root causes of Alzheimer’s are at present very poorly understood.
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