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New Study Suggests That Breastfeeding May Help Prevent Cognitive Decline
A new study led by researchers at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) Health has found that women over the age of 50 who had breastfed their babies performed better on cognitive tests compared to women who had never breastfed. The findings, published in Evolution, Medicine and Public Health, suggest that breastfeeding may have a positive ...
UCI Among Inaugural U.S. Cohort to Adopt Okanagan Charter
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) is among the inaugural U.S. cohort of eight “health-promoting universities and colleges” to adopt the Okanagan Charter. The Okanagan Charter calls on institutions of higher education to infuse health and well-being into the campus environment and lead health promotion action and collaboration locally and globally. It provides signees with ...
New Discovery Explains Antihypertensive Properties of Green and Black Tea
A new study from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) shows that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel wall. The discovery helps explain the antihypertensive properties of tea and could lead to the design of new blood pressure-lowering medications. Published in Cellular Physiology ...
Integrative Health Community Endorses Social Determinants Accelerator Act
In what is being called a great first step by the integrative health community, Congress has proposed bipartisan legislation to help manage costs and improve outcomes for Medicaid recipients with help on a state and community level. The Social Determinants Accelerator Act introduced in July 2019 proposes planning grants and technical assistance to help communities address non-medical ...
Exercise May Have Different Effects in the Morning and Evening
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) have learned that the effect of exercise may differ depending on the time of day it is performed. In mice they demonstrate that exercise in the morning results in an increased metabolic response in skeletal muscle, while exercise later in the day increases energy expenditure for an extended ...
Sitting is Bad For Your Brain—Not Just Your Metabolism or Heart
Sitting too much is linked to changes in a section of the brain that is critical for memory, according to a preliminary study by UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) researchers of middle-aged and older adults. Studies show that too much sitting, like smoking, increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes and premature death. Researchers ...
Meditate Regularly For an Improved Attention Span in Old Age
Regular and intensive meditation sessions over the course of a lifetime could help a person remain attentive and focused well into old age. This is according to the most extensive longitudinal study to date examining a group of meditation practitioners. Published in Springer’s Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, the research evaluates the benefits that people gained after ...
Study Explains How Western Diet Leads to Overeating and Obesity
More than two in three adults in the United States are considered overweight or obese, with substantial biomedical and clinical evidence suggesting that chronic overconsumption of a “Western diet”—foods consisting high levels of sugars and fats—is a major cause of this epidemic. New research by scientists at the University of California, Riverside now shows that ...
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