Probiotics aren't just good for your tummy. A new study shows that taking probiotics could boost vitamin D levels, which could be protective against osteoporosis and hip fractures. Up to 40 million Americans are at-risk of develop osteoporosis due to vitamin D deficiency, which inhibits the bone's ability to absorb calcium.
Read MoreThey say it's the most important meal of the day, and that just may be true. In a recent study, skipping breakfast was found to temporarily induce insulin resistance in overweight women. Insulin resistance is a diabetes risk factor.
Read MoreAcupuncture, with its ancient history of improving wellness in humans, can provide patients suffering from various ailments with relief of pain and symptoms without the use of drugs or other more invasive procedures. Ongoing research about acupuncture and acupressure has demonstrated their effectiveness. A recent study showed that patients receiving acupuncture had better back-pain relief than patients taking pain medications.
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[caption id="attachment_3483" align="alignleft" width="363"] Photo via Creative Commons[/caption] Here's another reason to soak up the sun this summer: new research shows that Americans' vitamin D levels fluctuate with the seasons, putting you at a higher risk of a deficiency during the winter months. That may explain the flux in flu symptoms during the winter in the US, since low levels of vitamin D may impair the body's "innate immunity", or the first line of defense against pathogens. But to understand how vitamin D affects seasonal illness, researchers first needed to uncover how levels of the vitamin change over the course of the year. While vitamin D occurs naturally in foods like egg yolks and oily fish, the bulk of our vitamin D comes from the sun.
Read MoreWith over a third of adolescents categorized as obese or overweight in the US, many doctors and parents alike wonder how to best support teens in healthy weight management. A new study found that talking to overweight teens about weight and size may increase their risk of eating disorders and unhealthy weight loss behaviors.
Read MoreScientists have uncovered new insight into why fibromyalgia patients experience widespread pain and fatigue, and have confirmed that the condition isn't imaginary. An estimated 10 million people in the US suffer from fibromyalgia syndrome, but diagnosing and treating the condition is challenging since scientists still don't understand the causes. Research has found that the fatigue and pain may be caused by hypersensitivity of nerve cells in the central nervous system (central sensitization), but no other studies have identified any other clear causes.
Read MoreChildren diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often benefit from treatment and medication to increase their success in school and ease problems with social interactions and associated behavior issues. However, the benefits of a diagnosis might not be fairly given. In a new study published by the journal Pediatrics, researchers found that minority children were significantly less likely than white children to be diagnosed with ADHD.
Read MoreOffering chiropractic care at on-site health facilities could decrease employee medical costs associated with musculoskeletal injuries and headache, suggests the results of a recent study. Musculoskeletal injuries are the most common cause of worker disability in the US, resulting in significant clinical and economic burden. Every year, Americans spend between $84-624.8 billion on treating back pain alone.
Read MoreA 20-minute daily yoga session could boost your brain power. In a new study from the University of Illinois, researchers found that people had improved working memory and inhibitory control after a single 20-minute yoga session. Earlier research has shown that aerobic exercise can improve people's performance on cognitive tests, and lead author, Neha Gothe and her colleagues sought to understand whether yoga produced the same brain benefits. They asked 30 undergraduate female students to perform either aerobic exercise or yoga for 20 minutes.
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Auto safety has come a long way in the last 60 years, and it's easy to take it for granted. A new video from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety does an excellent job of demonstrating how far we've come in this dramatic video that shows a head-on, 40 mph offset crash between a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air and a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. As you can see, the passenger compartment is severely damaged in the 1959 Chevy, while there is no intrusion at all in the 2009 model. As the IIHS says, "It was night and day, the difference in occupant protection," says Institute president Adrian Lund. "What this test shows is that automakers don't build cars like they used to.
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