Insulin resistance in skeletal muscles - not belly fat - is the first step in developing metabolic syndrome, and it can be countered by exercise.
HHMI News - Abdominal fat, the spare tire that many of us carry, has long been implicated as a primary suspect in causing the metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that […]

Newswise — Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have found that symptoms in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and hypopnea can be significantly reduced through treatment with nasal insufflation (TNI), using a nasal cannula to deliver warm, humidified air at a high flow rate, instead of the more customary CPAP.
“Our findings provide evidence that TNI may […]

Newswise - C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation that is often used to detect cardiovascular disease, may also indicate cognitive impairment in children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a new study of children ages 5 to 7.
“Children with OSA have increased levels of hsCRP [high-sensitivty C-reactive protein] and also exhibit decreased cognitive performances,” […]

Newswise — Being a good role model can help a spouse to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
When one spouse quits smoking or drinking, gets a cholesterol screening or rolls up a sleeve for a flu shot, the other spouse is more likely to follow suit, according to a new study published in the journal Health Services […]

Newswise - These days, it’s easy for people to get confused about exercise - how many minutes a day should they spend working out, for how long and at what exertion level? Conflicting facts and opinions abound, but one Mayo Clinic physician says the bottom line is this: walking is good, whether the outcome measurement […]

Nutrigenomics-based functional food ingredient going on market.
PRNewswire - WellGen, Inc., a biotechnology company using nutrigenomics to discover and develop food ingredients for wellness products, announced on July 10, 2007 the award of a patent for “Black Tea Extract for Prevention of Disease” for its proprietary product, WG0401, an enriched extract from black tea which has […]