The MeDiet is characterised by a high consumption of fruits,
vegetables, legumes, olive oil, nuts, and whole grain; a moderate
consumption of wine, dairy products, and poultry, and a low consumption
of red meat, sweet beverages, creams, and pastries.
Due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, the MeDiet might play a role in decreasing SUV concentrations.
Reversion of hyperuricemia was achieved by adherence to the MeDiet alone, without weight loss or changes to physical activity, researchers said.
Map signals existence of other universes
LONDON:
Scientists believe they have for the first time found evidence of the
existence of other universes by analyzing data gathered by the European
Space Agency's Planck spacecraft.
Theories that our universe could be just one of billions or perhaps an infinite number have been discussed for decades but until now, they have not been backed by any evidence.
However, a few weeks ago, scientists published a new map of the cosmic microwave background — the 'radiation' left behind after the Big Bang that created the universe 13.8 billion years ago. The map, based on the Planck's data, showed anomalies in the background radiation that, some experts say, could only have been caused by the gravitational pull of other universes outside our own.
"These anomalies are the first hard evidence for the existence of other universes that we have seen,, " said Laura Mersini-Houghton , a theoretical physicist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mersini-Houghton and her colleague Richard Holman at Carnegie Mellon University published a series of papers from 2005 onwards predicting what Planck would see. In particular, they claimed that the ancient radiation permeating our universe would show anomalies generated by the pull from other universes . The scientists analyzing the Planck data have now published a paper acknowledging the anomalies exist and cannot be explained by conventional means.
"It may be that the statistical anomalies described in this paper are a hint of more profound physical phenomena that are yet to be revealed," it said.
Planck gathered radiation from when the universe was just 3,70,000 years old — still glowing from the Big Bang. Planck's data showed the radiation is stronger in one half of the sky than the other. There is also a large 'cold' spot where the temperature is below average.
Theories that our universe could be just one of billions or perhaps an infinite number have been discussed for decades but until now, they have not been backed by any evidence.
However, a few weeks ago, scientists published a new map of the cosmic microwave background — the 'radiation' left behind after the Big Bang that created the universe 13.8 billion years ago. The map, based on the Planck's data, showed anomalies in the background radiation that, some experts say, could only have been caused by the gravitational pull of other universes outside our own.
"These anomalies are the first hard evidence for the existence of other universes that we have seen,, " said Laura Mersini-Houghton , a theoretical physicist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mersini-Houghton and her colleague Richard Holman at Carnegie Mellon University published a series of papers from 2005 onwards predicting what Planck would see. In particular, they claimed that the ancient radiation permeating our universe would show anomalies generated by the pull from other universes . The scientists analyzing the Planck data have now published a paper acknowledging the anomalies exist and cannot be explained by conventional means.
"It may be that the statistical anomalies described in this paper are a hint of more profound physical phenomena that are yet to be revealed," it said.
Planck gathered radiation from when the universe was just 3,70,000 years old — still glowing from the Big Bang. Planck's data showed the radiation is stronger in one half of the sky than the other. There is also a large 'cold' spot where the temperature is below average.
Children of long-lived parents disease free
| |||||
Children of long-lived parents at lower risk of diseases (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images)
RELATED
Children of parents who live to a ripe old age are more likely to live longer, and are less prone to cancer and other common diseases associated with ageing, according to a new study.
Experts at the University of Exeter Medical School, led an international collaboration which discovered that people who had a long-lived mother or father were 24 percent less likely to get cancer.
The scientists compared the children of long-lived parents to children whose parents survived to average ages for their generation.
The scientists classified long-lived mothers as those who survived past 91 years old, and compared them to those who reached average age spans of 77 to 91. Long-lived fathers lived past 87 years old, compared with the average of 65 to 87 years. The scientists studied 938 new cases of cancer that developed during the 18 year follow-up period.
The researchers found that overall mortality rates dropped by up to 19 per cent for each decade that at least one of the parents lived past the age of 65. For those whose mothers lived beyond 85, mortality rates were 40 per cent lower. The figure was a little lower (14 per cent) for fathers, possibly because of adverse lifestyle factors such as smoking, which may have been more common in the fathers.
The study has been published in the Journals of Gerontology: Series A.
Experts at the University of Exeter Medical School, led an international collaboration which discovered that people who had a long-lived mother or father were 24 percent less likely to get cancer.
The scientists compared the children of long-lived parents to children whose parents survived to average ages for their generation.
The scientists classified long-lived mothers as those who survived past 91 years old, and compared them to those who reached average age spans of 77 to 91. Long-lived fathers lived past 87 years old, compared with the average of 65 to 87 years. The scientists studied 938 new cases of cancer that developed during the 18 year follow-up period.
The researchers found that overall mortality rates dropped by up to 19 per cent for each decade that at least one of the parents lived past the age of 65. For those whose mothers lived beyond 85, mortality rates were 40 per cent lower. The figure was a little lower (14 per cent) for fathers, possibly because of adverse lifestyle factors such as smoking, which may have been more common in the fathers.
The study has been published in the Journals of Gerontology: Series A.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)