Randomized controlled trial of home-based walking programs at and below current recommended levels of exercise in sedentary adults improves health.
British Medical Journal - Even low levels of weekly exercise drive down blood pressure and boost overall fitness, suggests a small study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
To improve health and reduce illnesses associated […]

UIUC.edu - A team of kinesiologists at the University of Illinois suggest that older adults who adopt an exercise regimen combining Tai chi and Qigong may get an extra boost from their annual flu shot. Their research is scheduled for publication in the August 2007 issue of the American Journal of Chinese Medicine.
“We have found […]

University of Rochester Medical Center - Scientists are trying a plumber’s approach to rid the brain of the amyloid buildup that plagues Alzheimer’s patients: Simply drain the toxic protein away.
That’s the method outlined in a paper published online August 12, 2007 by Nature Medicine. Scientists from the University of Rochester Medical Center show how the […]

American Association for Cancer Research - Concentrated phytochemicals like EGCG derived from green tea dramatically boosted production of a group of key detoxification enzymes in people with low levels of these beneficial GST proteins, according to researchers at Arizona Cancer Center.
These findings, published in the August 2007 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a […]

The-APS.org - At menopause, women lose hormone protection against heart (cardiovascular) and kidney (renal) diseases, and are more likely to become obese. A research team has tested the idea that estrogen deficiency in aged females may trigger the development of high blood pressure and obesity. The results of their study, using an animal model, suggest […]

University of Warwick - Researchers at Warwick Medical School have discovered that deficiency of thiamine – Vitamin B1 - may be key to a range of vascular problems for people with diabetes. They have also solved the mystery as to why thiamine deficiency in diabetes had remained hidden until now.
Diabetes is increasing in incidence […]