Red meat may have been getting a bad rap. Now comes research from professors of nutrition science at Purdue University suggesting that red meat, if it is eaten along with a Mediterranean diet, isn’t all that bad. A Purdue news release reports that the study compared Mediterranean-style eating patterns with […]
Author: Art Jahnke
Weight Training Lifts Spirits
Aerobic training has long been associated with a reduced incidence of depression. Now, thanks to a new study led by researchers at the University of Limerick, in Ireland, weight training has joined the depression fighting club. The New York Times reports that researchers at the school reviewed 33 studies of weight […]
How To Keep The Ticks Off, And What To Do If You Don’t
Yes, it’s bad year for ticks. Actually, it’s a good year for ticks and a bad year for humans who live near ticks. What to do? Tamar Barlam, interim chief of the Section of Infectious Disease at Boston Medical Center, has some advice. It’s all about the exposed areas, Barlam tells […]
For Men, Exercise May Mean Smarter Kids
Can a man’s exercise habits influence the brains of his children? Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Göttingen, Germany, think that it can. The New York Times reports that scientists at the center divided a large group of genetically identical mice into two groups, and put one […]
Daily Aspirin Doubles Melanoma Risk in Men
Remember when your doctor ran down the list of reasons you should take a daily aspirin? (It appears to reduce the risk of gastric, colon, prostate and breast cancer.) Well, that was before researchers at Northwestern University concluded that men who take once-daily aspirin have nearly double the risk of […]
Dark Chocolate Improves Mood, And Other Things
Feeling cranky? Have some dark chocolate. Forget where you put the chocolate? Have some more chocolate. Chocolate, according to researchers at Loma Linda University, improves mood, and something else, oh yeah, memory. It also reduces inflammation. A Loma Linda news release reports that researchers at the school examined the impact […]
Hydration During Exercise Boosts Brain Speed
Staying hydrated during exercise isn’t just good for your body; it’s good for your brain. That’s the word from the American Physiological Society, whose recent press release cites research that studied recreational cyclists (average age 55) who competed in a large cycling event on a warm day (78–86 degrees F), and […]
The Bad News About Next Year’s Flu Vaccine
Next year’s flu vaccine will be no more effective than last year’s flu vaccine. How effective is that? When put up against H3N2, the type of influenza A that infected most people in the US in each of the past two years, it’s about 19 percent effective. That’s the estimation […]
Aerobic Fitness Cuts Heart Risk in Half
OK, it’s unsurprising that fit people have fewer heart events than those who are out of shape, but a new study by researchers at Stanford University gives us the numbers: people with the highest aerobic fitness have half as much heart disease as less fit people, even if their genetic […]
Bananas Beat Sports Drinks
They are cheaper, better, and their packaging is completely organic. Bananas, it turns out, are better than sports drinks when it comes to providing anti-inflammatory agents during and after workouts. The New York Times reports that researchers (partially funded by Dole Foods) put 20 competitive cyclists through a 47-mile bike […]