Adding flaxseed oil to the diet may reduce risk of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women and women with diabetes, according to new research published in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition, and Public Health. In a study using laboratory rats, researchers have found that flaxseed oil has a beneficial effect on bone mineral density and … Continue reading “Flaxseed Oil May Reduce Osteoporosis Risk”
Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) is a leading killer of older adults. Pomegranate extracts work at every step in the deadly atherosclerosis cascade to prevent or reverse the damage, thereby extending life.
People who ranked in the top 10 percent for muscle strength were 61 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer’s than the weakest 10 percent. Stronger people also showed a slower decline in their mental abilities over time.
New research study shows Mothers who took 4,000 IU’s (ten times the RDA of 400 IU) of vitamin D during pregnancy had their risk of premature birth reduced by half.
A report published in the October 11, 2009 issue of the International Journal of Low Radiation added evidence to a protective effect for Ginkgo biloba against radiation damage.
A large study found strong evidence that older people who have age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are at increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), although not for stroke. This result adds to mounting evidence that AMD and cardiovascular disease may share some risk factors–smoking, High Blood Pressure, inflammatory indicators such as C-reactive protein (related to inflammation), genetic variants such as complement factor H–and disease mechanisms.
Most female-pattern baldness is inherited. Other causes of hair loss include: illnesses such as diabetes, lupus and thyroid disease, medications, medical treatments, recent severe flu, childbirth, hair treatments or scalp infection.
Researchers in Sweden have recently published a study assessing the long-term effects of chocolate consumption on patients with established coronary heart disease. In the study, published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, researchers followed 1169 non-diabetic patients hospitalized with a confirmed first heart attack between 1992 and 1994 in Stockholm County, Sweden. Participants completed a … Continue reading “Can Eating Dark Chocolate Lower the Risk of Fatal Heart Attacks?”
An Ottawa company is developing computerized glasses to help those with severe visual impairments maximize the vision they have left. The glasses, which look like an oversize pair of sunglasses, have a high-resolution camera on the outside and tiny LCD screens on the inside that project images to the wearer’s eyes. The glasses will also … Continue reading “Computerized Glasses Help Vision-Impaired”
Seniors who experience cognitive decline and don’t do well on memory, language, and concentration tests are more likely to be suffering from the early developing macular degeneration. Researchers found that patients with impaired memory are more likely to have AMD without regard to their age, their education, and vascular risk factors that are commonly tied … Continue reading “AMD Linked to Cognitive Decline”