It made him wonder whether chocolate could exist without cacao. Almost a decade later, the answer came not from the tuber but ...

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Dark circles under a child's eyes look dramatic, but they are rarely a sign of anything dangerous. Most cases come down to nasal congestion or simple genetics. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, explains ...

The Residents have given the world an operatic imagining of a meeting between a euthanasist and the survivor of a suicide pact blamed on Judas Priest. (Credit: The Cryptic Corporation) With crushing, ...

For some of the world’s poorest people, BRICS — originally Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — is becoming a Trojan horse for Moscow’s war machine. Under the banner of “South-South ...

Russia’s descent from the 1991 revolution to Vladimir Putin’s atavistic system is hardly a one-off. Revolutions disappoint. Most are followed by restorations, social consciousness being harder to ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising link between dark chocolate and slower aging. A natural cocoa compound called theobromine was found in higher levels among people who appeared biologically ...

A chemical found in dark chocolate could slow the rate of biological aging. Research from King's College London has found that the chemical theobromine, a common plant compound that comes from cocoa, ...

New research suggests theobromine could have anti-aging properties. A recent study linked a compound in dark chocolate called theobromine with a lower biological age. The research on this effect is ...