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Dancing Feather Farm Emerges as a Leading CSA Farm in Princeton and Clinton, New Jersey

Flemington, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 08/23/2022 --Many people are considering changing their diet. Given the level of pollution, maintaining health has become incredibly challenging. People must take care of their nutrition and eat as healthily as possible. Many people believe that they are selecting only nutritious foods, but those that are available on the market…

Replicating mangosteen peel extract as a treatment for intestinal inflammation in humans and animals

Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Functional Foods (2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2021.104814 A group of researchers in Thailand has replicated "Hydroxy-xanthones," the antioxidant-rich vital extracts found in mangosteen peels that kill germs and halt infections in the intestinal mucosa. Not only is mangosteen the queen of Thai fruits—a delicious and healthy fruit—but its peel is also abundant…

When humans gesture, they activate an ancient connection between movement and breathing

by Fabienne Salfner, Geisteswissenschaftliche Zentren Berlin e.V. (GWZ) Human gesture–speech biomechanics, and locomotor–respiratory–vocal coupling in a flying bat Credit: Pouw, W. & Fuchs, S. Researchers from Radboud University and ZAS Berlin have developed a new perspective on why humans often move their hands rhythmically during speaking. The perspective published in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, suggests…

Can We Predict Which Viruses Will Spread from Animals to Humans?

The natural world is a reservoir of plagues. At any moment, untold numbers of viruses circulate among animals. Inevitably, some will cross the species barrier, infecting people and making them sick. Scientists call such an event a “zoonotic spillover.” No one knows how often such spillovers happen—presumably, animal viruses are always establishing footholds that our…