Latest Health research news from the around the globe: Fitness Treating wrinkles with photomodulation is ineffective ================================================================================ admin on 28 September, 2009 04:14:00 An interuniversity study published in the journal Dermatologic Surgery concludes that regenerating skin cells through LED photomodulation, a low-intensity and yellow light treatment reputed to regulate cell activity, has no observable benefit. Eating (Not So) Good in the Neighborhood ================================================================================ admin on 03 September, 2009 02:56:00 People Who Don’t Own a Car and Live Near Fast Food at Greater Risk for Obesity Regular yoga practice is associated with mindful eating ================================================================================ admin on 26 August, 2009 12:35:00 Study suggests that mindful eating can play a key role in long-term weight maintenance Long-term exercise, healthy eating habits in young adults: U-M study ================================================================================ admin on 23 August, 2009 03:04:00 ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Despite mounting public health concerns about obesity and persistent social pressures dictating that slim is beautiful, young women in their '20s consistently exercise less than young men. When eating and dieting, follow your gut ================================================================================ admin on 29 July, 2009 04:23:00 ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Eating a small lunch doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be so hungry for dinner that you’ll eat more than usual, a new study suggests. Healthy Lifestyle Choices May Reduce Lifetime Risk of Heart Failure ================================================================================ admin on 23 July, 2009 02:52:00 Boston, MA – Heart failure occurs in an average 550,000 people each year in the United States. The lifetime risk of heart failure - the risk of ever developing heart failure during one’s remaining lifetime before dying from other causes - at 40 years of age is approximately one in five. Combination of Healthy Lifestyle Choices Can Help Lower Incidence of Hypertension in Women ================================================================================ admin on 23 July, 2009 02:47:00 Boston, MA – As a risk factors for stroke, heart attack, heart failure, chronic kidney disease and shortened life expectancy, high blood pressure (hypertension) contributes to more excess deaths in women than any other preventable factor. ESC Congress Announcement: More evidence in favour of a healthy lifestyle in the prevention of cardiovascular disease ================================================================================ admin on 22 July, 2009 03:15:00 Prevention is the highlight theme of this year’s ESC Congress -- The European Society of Cardiology Congress 2009, the world's biggest international meeting in Cardiology will be held in Barcelona, Spain, from 29 August to 2 September. Maintaining or increasing physical activity slows cognitive decline in elders ================================================================================ admin on 15 July, 2009 02:24:00 Elders who maintained or increased their level of physical activity showed significantly less cognitive decline over seven years than those who were not active or whose activity levels declined during that time, according to a study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco. Plant-Based, Low-Carb Diet May Promote Weight Loss and Improve Cholesterol Levels ================================================================================ admin on 24 June, 2009 01:41:00 Overweight individuals who ate a low-calorie, low-carbohydrate diet high in plant-based proteins for four weeks lost weight and experienced improvements in blood cholesterol levels and other heart disease risk factors, according to a report in the June 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. A high-carbohydrate, low-fat vegetarian diet also resulted in weight loss but without the additional cardiovascular benefits.