Money may not change everything, but it does appear to influence exercise habits, as revealed by research conducted at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Georgia State University. Science Daily reports that when researchers there used accelerometer data to analyze physical activity and sedentary behavior in […]
Author: Art Jahnke
No, Rain Does Not Increase Joint Pain
Finally, we can all stop blaming rain for our occasional joint pain. According to research using the largest database ever–Google– rain actually reduces the number of searches for remedies for joint pain. A University of Washington news release reports that researchers at the school used Google Trends to create search strings of words and phrases […]
Best Running Stride Is Your Running Stride
Long stride, short stride, in-the-middle stride, which one is best for runners? After much debate and a good deal of research, experts have come to believe that the most economical stride is the one you choose. Gretchen Reynolds reports in the New York Times that researchers at Brigham Young University […]
Turkey And Cheese May Help Your Gut
It works with mice, and it may work with people. Or not. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found that a kind of tolerance-promoting immune cell appears in mice that carry a specific bacterium in their guts. But to trigger those immune cells, which appear to relieve inflammatory bowel […]
Moderate Drinking Is Good For Old Brains
For some people, such as those in the white middle class, moderate drinking appears to improve cognitive health in old age, meaning 85 and going.  That’s right, 85. A news release from the University of California at San Diego reports that researchers at the school found that among men and […]
Putting On Weight? Blame Your Taste Buds
Here’s yet another thing you can blame for those extra pounds: your taste buds. Researchers at Cornell University are convinced that people whose taste buds are dulled tend to eat more sweets and higher calorie food. A Cornell news release reports that researchers at the school gave a test group an […]
You Are What You Think, Fitness-Wise
Thinking that you’re less fit than others, even if you are actually just as fit as they are, can shorten you life. That’s the verdict from researchers at Stanford University, who analyzed surveys from more than 60,000 U.S. adults, documenting participants’ levels of physical activity, health and personal background, among […]
Clipping Knee Cartilage Doesn’t Help
For decades, surgeons treating meniscal tears have clipped and smoothed any dislodged cartilage they found. Why?  Because it seemed like it would help. But now comes a study from doctors at the University of Buffalo suggesting that the practice, called debridement, doesn’t actually benefit the patient. In fact, patients who […]
Yoga Works As Well As PT For Low Back Pain
Therapists have known for a while that yoga can help relieve back pain, but how good a pain reliever is it? Now comes research Boston University that suggests that it’s  just as good as physical therapy. A BU news release reports that the researchers conducted a randomized trial of 320 […]
Better Food Means Longer Life
No, it’s not surprising, but it’s important: people who eat better food– more whole grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and fish and less red and processed meats and sugary beverages–live longer than people who don’t. We know that because, well it makes sense, but also because researchers at Harvard’s T. H. […]