CHAPEL HILL — People with low levels of LDL cholesterol are more likely to have Parkinson’s disease than people with high LDL levels, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill.
LDL stands for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; low levels of LDL cholesterol are considered an indicator of good cardiovascular [...]

Looking for a special gift that encourages a healthier way of life and provides tools to support weight loss? The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health is offering a 2007 Keep the Beat Calendar to guide you through 12 months of eating well, staying active, and keeping your [...]

Brain has partial recovery of white matter volume and improved choline and NAA levels when alcoholics quit drinking early in illness.
Brain, Oxford University Press - As people embark on the festive season’s usual round of drinking they should spare a thought for the damage they are doing to their brains. In particular, new research has [...]

Blackwell Publishing - Social stigma and feeling lifeless and/or alienated from one’s peers are some of the reasons why children and adolescents stop taking prescription stimulant medications used to treat attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a new study published in the Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing.
ADHD is a common neurobehavioral disorder, affecting 4.4 [...]

Society for Neuroscience - Contrary to an earlier report, exercising alone appears to be as beneficial for brain health as exercising with others, and that the natural mood-enhancing chemical beta-endorphin may be a key player in the ability of exercise to protect the aging brain.
“Everybody knows that exercise is good for your heart, but in [...]

Recent decline in breast cancer rate linked to fewer women using hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
SAN ANTONIO - In 2003, breast cancer incidence in the United States dropped sharply, and this decline may largely be due to the fact that millions of older women stopped using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in 2002, according to a new [...]