Mashed parsnips can make a lovely vegetable accompaniment but do need rich additions to improve both the texture and flavor. Dry the cooked pieces carefully before mashing, then add plenty of butter or cream, black pepper and sweet spices such

Say it on the Internet, and you'll find that free speech and other constitutional rights are anything but guaranteed. Companies in charge of seemingly public spaces online wipe out content that's controversial but otherwise legal. Service providers write their own

Autopsied brain tissue from SIDS babies first raised suspicion that an imbalance in serotonin might be behind what once was called crib death. But specialists couldn't figure out how that defect could kill. Now researchers in Italy have engineered mice

It has long been known that a woman's chance of reproducing declines with age once she is in her mid-thirties, but the new findings provide the strongest evidence to date that being an older father poses a risk as well.

The 1,000-page "Rog Nidan" has practically come as a godsend to medical undergraduates in northern India, who begin their studies with an obvious disadvantage -- they are from Hindi medium institutions. "The language barrier trips many of these promising pupils

While addressing the health benefits of mushrooms in a session Monday at the Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and Food Expo in New Orleans, several scientists pointed out that this food item contains antioxidants, selenium, riboflavin, and other healthful

The answer is that both have pros and cons and that a combination of the two produces the best results. The Missouri University study examined real-life experiences to determine which programme helps people lose kilograms, reduce body fat and gain

The new survey led by Melbourne researchers has revealed that nearly a quarter of children aged six and seven have poor sleeping habits, which has a strong effect on their health, behaviour and learning ability. "Children are able to make

According to the study, low maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy may affect primary tooth calcification, leading to enamel defects, which are a risk factor for early-childhood tooth decay. Two hundred six pregnant women in their second trimester participated in

University of Manitoba investigators presented the results of a study to determine the vitamin D status of pregnant women, the incidence of enamel defects and early-childhood tooth decay among their infants. Two hundred and six pregnant women in their second

These are caused by the herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1) that lies dormant in a facial nerve until triggered by excessive sunlight, fever, or other forms of stress. We have provided a molecular understanding of how HSV1 hides and then

The fresh round of the Pulse Polio Immunization Programme will be launched publicly Sunday. Dikshit said: Being pioneer in the pulse polio programme, Delhi is regarded as a role model and it would continue to strive hard to eliminate polio.

Our study provides evidence that calorie restriction does work in humans like it has been shown to work in animals. The next step is to determine if this slows age-related tissue deterioration," lead author Edward Weiss said. In the study,

This fact was acknowledged by science, education, and marketing specialists who recently gathered to discuss how consumers influence and receive food-health and food-safety messages at Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and Food Expo in New Orleans. "Taste is what