Archive for September, 2012
Multivitamins help prevent memory loss in elderly women
Multivitamin benefits are well known. Taking multivitamin supplements can improve working memory in the elderly who experience memory loss, a new study in Psychopharmacology confirms. The study led by Helen Macpherson of Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia and colleagues found elderly women who took a multivitamin for 16 weeks significantly improved their spatial [...]
Studies Reveal Health Benefits of Vitamin D in TB and HIV
New research suggests that mega-doses of vitamin D, the so-called “sunshine vitamin,” may help fight both tuberculosis and reduce the risk of death from HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. An estimated 1.5 million people die each year of tuberculosis amid concerns that the disease is rapidly becoming drug resistant. Now, a new study suggests [...]
High Blood Sugar Levels Linked to Brain Shrinkage
High blood sugar levels may take a toll on the brain, a new study found. The Australian study of nearly 250 non-diabetic men and women found those with high blood sugar levels tended to have shrinking in brain areas linked to memory and emotional processing. The results held up even after controlling for lifestyle factors [...]
Scientists find a new benefit of coffee: It reduces pain
Scientists in Norway have more good news for coffee drinkers. Researchers have already found evidence that the drink — or the beans it’s brewed from — can help with weight loss, reduce one’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, boost muscle growth, protect against certain types of cancers, and can even reduce one’s risk [...]
Chemical in Household Products May Be Linked to Heart Disease
Exposure to a chemical used in some common household products may be associated with heart troubles and peripheral artery disease, a new study suggests. The chemical perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) — which is widely used to make products such as food packaging, paper and textile coatings, polishes and lubricants — is detectable in the blood of [...]
Health problems in teens linked with worse cognitive skills
Teens with metabolic syndrome — a set of health conditions linked with the development of heart disease and diabetes — perform worse in school than their healthier counterparts, according to a new study. Researchers studied 111 adolescents, including 49 with metabolic syndrome and 62 without, and found that those with the condition performed 5 to [...]
Green Tea Improves Memory
Having a bit of memory trouble? A cup of Green Tea could help. While green tea has long been touted as having numerous medicinal and curative properties, now research reveals that it may have memory boosting suppliants as well. According to research published in Molecular Nutrition and Food, China’s most famous drink affects the generation [...]
PCs can reduce the risk of dementia
Access to a personal computer lowers the risk of cognitive decline and dementia in older men by up to 40 per cent, a new study has claimed. The study showed that the risk of dementia was about 30 to 40 per cent lower among older computer users than non-user. Researchers at the University of Western [...]
Mercury, oils from fish at odds in heart health
Omega-3 fatty acids and mercury, both found in fish, appear to have opposite affects on heart health, according to a northern European study. Researchers, whose conclusions were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, looked at data from more than 1,600 men from Sweden and Finland to find that men with high levels of [...]
You can be fat AND fit, researchers say
“I’m in shape,” a friend of mine repeatedly quips at the gym. “Round is a shape.” It’s an old joke, but there may be some truth to it. A new study published this week in the European Heart Journal shows it is possible to be both obese and healthy. “It is well known that obesity [...]
