Half a glass of pomegranate and three dates a day can protect against heart problems
Pomegranate, date fruit and date stones all contain antioxidants, which stop arteries becoming hard and blocked up with fat, researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tell me your barcode, and I will tell you what palm you are
(Pensoft Publishers) A short fragment of chloroplastic DNA as a "barcode" for species identification within a group of palm species, including the economically important date palm Phoenix dactylifera, has been proposed by researchers from IRD, France, and CRA-FSO, Italy. Species and hybrids recognition is important for the protection of endemic or rare species, as well as for preserving the genetic integrity of varieties. The study was published in a special issue of the open access journal ZooKeys. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - December 30, 2013 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Retained subretinal date palm tree thorn in a child - Modi Y, John V, Warman R, Hess D, Murray TG, Berrocal AM.
A 3-year-old boy presented with severe eye pain and nausea after colliding with a date palm tree branch. Examination under anesthesia revealed a self-sealed corneal laceration and traumatic cataract in his left eye. Cultures were taken and the patient rece... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 15, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
