Century-Old Plant Specimens Show Medicinal Compounds Can Have Serious Staying Power
Medicinal plant compounds may hold up far longer than expected, according to new chemistry research out of Lehman College and…
Trial Finds Manual Acupuncture Improves Arm Motor Recovery After Stroke
A three-arm randomized controlled trial from Guangzhou Medical University found that manual acupuncture combined with conventional rehabilitation improved upper-limb motor…
Review Finds Cutting Excess Protein May Support Healthy Aging in Sedentary Adults
A review of more than 350 studies led by University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Dudley Lamming, published in Cell Press, found…
Study Finds 90 to 120 Minutes of Weekly Strength Training Linked to Longer Life
An analysis of three long-running U.S. cohort studies tracking nearly 150,000 nurses and health professionals for up to 30 years…
Exercise Linked to Rapid Anxiety Relief in Bipolar and Depressive Disorders
New research suggests physical activity may ease anxiety within hours for people living with bipolar disorder (BD) or major depressive…
Greek Yogurt’s Rise Fueled by Protein Demand and Health Benefits
Greek yogurt has surged from obscurity to supermarket staple, driven largely by growing demand for high-protein foods. According to a Harvard…
Natural Options Fall Short of Ozempic
A wave of “natural Ozempic” products is promising easier weight loss, but experts say the evidence is thin. In The…
Calisthenics For Longer Life
An exercise scientist highlighted three simple movements that deliver outsized benefits: pullups, deficit pushups and Bulgarian split squats. Pullups challenge…
Why Calorie Counting Isn’t the Whole Weight-Loss Equation
For decades, weight loss advice has boiled down to a tidy formula: eat fewer calories than you burn and the…
Cannabis Compounds Show Promise for Pain Relief Without Psychoactive Effects
Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences have identified cannabis-derived compounds that may relieve chronic pain without producing a…