The seasonal advice “Don’t forget the sunscreen” should be amended this year to “Don’t forget the sunscreen that actually works,” a category that includes only 60 percent of the top-selling sunscreens. How do we know? Because when researchers at Northwestern University looked at the top rated 1 percent of the 6,500 sunscreens […]
Author: Art Jahnke
Exercise Does More For Some Than For Others
Life isn’t fair, and neither, apparently, is exercise: it appears to help some people more than others. Researchers at Brown University analyzed the results of 160 clinical trials of the cardiometabolic benefits of exercise showing which health indicators improve most with physical activity and for whom. Who were the winners? Men, […]
High Fat Foods Trick Brain Into Eating More
French fries are not your friend. In fact, research conducted at the University of Georgia and Penn State suggests that large amounts of french fries can change gut bacteria in ways that make it harder for your gut to tell your brain that you’re full. So yes, you eat some […]
Exercise May Protect Liver From Booze
No, it’s not OK to drink more if you exercise more, but it is a good idea to exercise, particularly if you like a drink or two. Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have reason to believe that aerobic exercise may protect the liver against alcohol-related inflammation […]
Exercise Improves Memory of Breast Cancer Survivors
Many breast cancer survivors have trouble remembering things, a problem that researchers attribute to stress, rather than to chemotherapy or radiation. Now comes research from Northwestern University linking physical activity to higher levels of self-confidence, lower distress and less fatigue, which in turn is associated with lower levels of perceived […]
Heavy Water Drinkers Are Slimmer
People who drink enough water to be adequately hydrated are half as likely to be obese as people who are inadequately hydrated. That’s the verdict of researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School, who assessed water intake as adequate or inadequate based on urine samples of more than 9,500 people. Nearly […]
Fruits and Veggies Make Us Happy
It may take a while, like 24 months, but eating more fruits and vegetables has been shown to increase life satisfaction as much as moving from unemployment to employment. And you don’t even have to go to work. Researchers at the University of Warwick examined the food diaries of 12,385 randomly […]
FitDesks Make You Happy. And Fit
FitDesks, workstations that allow people to pedal a bike or walk, don’t just help us keep fit. They make us happy. That’s the conclusion of researchers at Clemson University, who focused on the effects the FitDesk Bike, an ergonomic, stationary bike and laptop workstation. A Clemson news release reports that […]
No, Pasta Won’t Make You Fat, Maybe
No, pasta will not make you fat. At least, that’s what some Italian researchers say. HealthDay reports on research conducted at IRCCS Neuromed in Pozzilli, Italy, which analyzed results of two large studies involving more than 23,000 Italians. Instead of adding pounds, pasta–ok moderate consumption of pasta– was linked to a […]
Another Attempt To Predict Lethal Prostate Cancer
Someday medical experts will figure out what everyone wants to figure out about prostate cancer: how to distinguish aggressive, life-threatening cancer from indolent, unusual cell growth that will harmlessly hang around until something else kills you first. On recent attempt at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital has persuaded researchers that […]