Written on February 15, 2012 by Jade Haigh
Feb 13, 2012 — Chalk up another possible benefit to following a Mediterranean diet.
A new study suggests that people who follow a Mediterranean-style diet have less small blood vessel damage in the brain.
The Mediterranean diet is based on the diets of the populations bordering the Mediterranean Sea, such as Italy and Greece.
The diet emphasizes fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, whole grains, legumes, monounsaturated fats like olive oil, and moderate amounts of alcohol.
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Written on February 11, 2012 by Jordan Ballard
Nothing’s worse than waking up the morning after a tough workout so sore, you can barely move. And your chances of making it to the gym probably aren’t so good if you’re walking down the stairs sideways. To soothe tight muscles, show cranky quads or shoulders a little TLC with these five fast-acting recovery remedies. We had fitness ace Alice Burron, national spokeswoman for the American Council on Exercise, put these ache erasers to the test.
NordicTrack 3-in-1 Foam Roller ($30)
This tension-taming trio includes two foam rollers and a stick to roll over any painful knots with varying pressure. Plus, you get a DVD showing helpful moves.
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Written on February 7, 2012 by Jordan Ballard
A new study shows that adolescents who are depressed have greater difficulty with peer relationships and are more likely to be bullied. The assumption is that bullying leads to psychological problems, but the results of the study did not support that line of thought.
Karen Kochel, an Arizona State University School of Social and Family Dynamics assistant research professor said, “Often the assumption is that problematic peer relationships drive depression. We found that depression symptoms predicted negative peer relationships. W
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Written on February 7, 2012 by Jade Haigh
Stephen J. O’Brien
Stephen J. O’Brien, has left the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI’s) Laboratory of Genomic Diversity after 25 years as its head to help jump-start genome bioinformatics at St. Petersburg University in Russia. Last fall, O’Brien was awarded a 3-year, $5 million “megagrant” from the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, a program started in 2010 to boost Russian science by attracting big-name researchers to work at least part-time in that country. Though a cancer institute researcher, O’Brien had also concentrated on comparative genetic studies to understand the evolution and conservation of mammals. In 2009, he and two others started the Genome 10K project, a call for the sequencing of 10,000 vertebrates.
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Written on January 24, 2012 by Jade Haigh
Jay Wornick, the Fulton man who won a New Year’s bet with his wife, Angela, when he lost nearly 200 pounds in 10 months, has traveled to New York City to film a segment titled “New Year’s Resolution Solutions” for Anderson Cooper’s morning talk show, “Anderson.” The segment is scheduled to air 9 a.m. Jan. 2 on Fox. In the segment, the couple discusses Jay’s dramatic weight loss as well as Angela’s recent weight-loss efforts. Using Jay’s weight-loss program, she has lost 17 pounds in three weeks.
“She’s doing great,” Jay said.
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