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If you haven’t yet come across the medicinal plant gymnema (Gymnema sylvestris) , you may be surprised by just how many health benefits it offers. Originating from Asia, this perennial climber has been used therapeutically for thousands of years. In Ayurveda, it is known as gurmar, a Hindi name related...

How much do you know about non-alcoholic hepatic steatosis? Are you aware, for example, that it is considered one of the most common liver diseases in Western countries? According to some experts, this disorder – more commonly known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD - is a major cause...

Have you ever wished you could go back in time? Revisit the past, undo a mistake, make a different choice and see what how things might have turned out? It’s usually when we’re facing a difficult obstacle and realise we could have prevented it that thoughts like these come to...

November 14th marks World Diabetes Day 1 , an annual event designed to raise awareness of a disease which today affects more than 400 million people worldwide 2 . Incidence has been growing inexorably over the past few years and could yet double within the next decade, according to estimates...

Two new studies have demonstrated positive findings for the control of diabetes. Incidence of this chronic disease has been on the rise in recent years, such that many research laboratories now consider it a key priority 1 . Two teams of scientists recently demonstrated blood sugar-lowering effects for a type...