The gentle meditative exercise of tai chi may be as beneficial as other more vigorous forms of activity when measuring central obesity. This study found that tai chi reduced waist circumference in middle-aged and older adults with abdominal obesity in a study done by investigators at the University of HongRead
Exercise more is often the advice from health experts. But what kind of exercise? Does the same exercise work for everyone? Exercise unto itself is beneficial, however, we don’t really understand the reasons why the same exercise can have different effects in different people. A study published in Nature MetabolismRead
The following is a summary of a human-subject study on herring roe oil with clinical meaningful results for supporting patients with mild psoriasis vulgaris. Following the summary is an interview with study co-author, Hogne Hallaraker, founder and Chief Science Officer of Arctic Bioscience. In recent small but significant human-subject study,Read
In this commentary on the future of healthcare, Dr. Robin Gaster shows the powerful influence Amazon and technology play in the role of medicine and the rise of personal healthcare. By Robin Gaster/ For 100 years, retailers have segmented the broad marketplace into groups – soccer moms, or Millennials, orRead
Exposure to phthalates, the class of chemicals widely used in packaging and consumer products, is known to interfere with normal hormone function and development in human and animal studies. Now researchers have found evidence linked to prenatal phthalate exposure and altered cognitive outcomes in their infants. Most of the findingsRead
Scientists at UC San Francisco have detected 109 chemicals in a study of pregnant women, including 55 chemicals never before reported in people and 42 “mystery chemicals,” whose sources and uses are unknown. The research, published in Environmental Science & Technology, notes that the chemicals most likely come from consumerRead
Could specific botanicals play a role in addressing the parasitic disease babesiosis? Early experimental research from the Bay Area Lyme Foundation in Portola Valley, California provides clues as to which herbal medicines have enough potent activity to be studied in the future. Of note: This was a test-tube study, soRead
Researchers from the group of Hans Clevers identified and characterized rare cell types in the upper gastrointestinal tract. The researchers analyzed human biopsies from the healthy esophagus, three different gastric regions, and the duodenum, by single-cell analysis. The results, published in Cell Reports, identified rare cell types and provided insightsRead
Age related eye disorders, such as macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal detachment (RD) are a major contributors to isolation and loss of quality of life. Though each disease is distinct, the separation of photoreceptors from the underlying retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) or a loss of functional RPE. Eventual photoreceptorRead
Oolong tea could hold weight loss benefits while sleeping, according to a study by the University of Tsukuba. While the health benefits of the unoxidized green tea are well known, lesser is known about oolong tea, which is only partially oxidized. “Like all teas, oolong contains caffeine, which impacts energyRead
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