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Walking fitness can predict fracture risk in older adults
The ability to walk one kilometre comfortably can help predict fracture risk, according to researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. The findings, published today in JAMA Network Open, suggest that simply asking a patient about walking limitation could allow clinicians to identify those in need of further bone health screening and prescribe interventions…
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Scientists identify how fasting may protect against inflammation
Cambridge scientists may have discovered a new way in which fasting helps reduce inflammation u2013 a potentially damaging side-effect of the bodyu2019s immune system that underlies a number of chronic diseases.
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Up to three daily servings of kimchi may lower men’s obesity risk
Up to three daily servings of kimchi may lower menu2019s obesity risk and radish kimchi is linked to a lower prevalence of midriff bulge in both men and women Eating up to three daily servings of the Korean classic, kimchi, may lower menu2019s overall risk of obesity, while radish kimchi is linked to a lower…
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Could Bizarre Visual Symptoms Be a Telltale Sign of Alzheimer’s?
A team of international researchers, led by UC San Francisco, has completed the first large-scale study of posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), a baffling constellation of visuospatial symptoms that present as the first signs of Alzheimeru2019s disease. These symptoms occur in up to 10% of cases of Alzheimeru2019s disease. The study includes data from more than…
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Better Brain Health Linked To Playing An Instrument
In the midst of ongoing stress and heightened anxiety and depression music can help some people during these troubling times by soothing the soul and calming the overstimulated mind by increasing levels of serotonin and feel-good endorphins. Now a new study published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry from experts at the University of…
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Societal Stigma And Toxic Yo-Yo Dieting Culture Cycles
A recent study from North Carolina State University published in Qualitative Health Research urges people to think twice before going on another diet, highlighting the negative interpersonal and psychological consequences associated with yo-yo dieting and societal stigmas.u00a0
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Using fMRI, new vision study finds promising model for restoring cone function
In the retinas of human eyes, the cones are photoreceptor cells responsible for color vision, daylight vision, and the perception of small details. As vision scientists from the Division of Experimental Retinal Therapies at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Gustavo D. Aguirre and William A. Beltran have been working for decades to…
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Gene therapy restores hearing in children with hereditary deafness
Press Release Highlights: A clinical trial in China in collaboration with Mass Eye and Ear investigators showcased the recovery of hearing for individuals suffering from a type of inherited deafness, DFNB9. Five of six children treated demonstrated hearing recovery and improvements in speech recognition. No dose-limiting toxicities were reported. The trial, which began in December…
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Self-Compassion May Help Achieve Weight Goals
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Weight loss and maintenance can be hard, people typically blame themselves for not having strong enough willpower. It seems as if everywhere we look, we are surrounded by food, which makes maintaining or losing weight extremely difficult because all this delicious and most often high-calorie food is so very easily accessible. Experiencing setbacks in a…