A diet consisting of high levels of saturated fat has been linked to a dramatic rise in obesity, type II diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. Dale Corbett, from the Heart and Stroke Foundation Centre for Stroke Recovery (Canada), and colleagues, engaged a lab animal model to study the effect of such conditions on stroke outcome. A [...]
Apples are rich in polyphenols, a potent type of antioxidant for which a number of published studies suggest confer cardiovascular benefits. Richard DiSilvestro, from Ohio State University (Ohiom, USA), and colleagues enrolled nonsmoking healthy adults, ages 40 to 60 years, who had a history of eating apples less than twice a month and who didn't [...]
Types of idiopathic scoliosis are categorized by both age at which the curve is detected and the location of the curve. When grouped by age, scoliosis usually is categorized into three age groups: Infantile scoliosis: from birth to 3 years old Juvenile scoliosis: from 3 to 9 years old Adolescent scoliosis: from 10 to 18 [...]
Oct. 24, 2012 -- Women who take hormones within five years of menopause may have a slightly lower risk of Alzheimer's disease compared to women who don’t ever take them, a new study shows. The study, which is published in the journal Neurology, provides some support for a theory called the timing hypothesis. The timing hypothesis [...]
Cranberry juice is rich in plant flavonoids that have been shown by previous studies to reduce cardiovascular disease. Janet Novotny from the US Department of Agriculture (Maryland, USA), and colleagues enrolled 56 healthy adults, average age 51 years, without high blood pressure, to consume either 8 ounces of a low-calorie cranberry juice, or a placebo [...]
What is scoliosis? Scoliosis is a spinal disorder resulting in an excessive, sideways curvature of the spine. It causes vertebrae to rotate, which creates a curve in either the upper or lower back. Spines naturally have curves, which round the shoulders and make the lower back bend slightly inward. However, some spines also unnaturally curve [...]
“Most scoliosis curves are minor and don’t require aggressive treatment, and surgery can usually correct more severe curves before they impact surrounding organs.” About 2% of women and 0.5% of men have scoliosis. When viewed from the front, a healthy spine is completely straight. “For most patients with what we call idiopathic scoliosis, the curvature [...]
Cardiovascular disease can affect people of all ages and population groups, and the risk begins early in life through unhealthy diets, lack of physical activity and exposure to tobacco. A new multi-national survey conducted by the World Heart Federation (Switzerland) reveals the extent of misconceptions about when is the right time to start taking action [...]
Previously, a number of studies have suggested that Alzheimer's Disease is neurodegenerative, and that antioxidants may protect against the loss of synapses in the brain. Gabriele Nagel, from the University of Ulm (East Germany), and colleagues studied a group of men and women, ages 65 to 90 years, assessing subjects via neuropsychological testing, surveying their [...]
Exercise may play an important role in helping people to better endure life's daily anxieties and stress. J. Carson Smith, from the University of Maryland (Maryland, USA), enrolled 37 healthy and normally physically active young adults to complete two exercise regimens on separate days: the first, 30-minutes of seated rest; and the second, 30-minutes of [...]
