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This small pilot study demonstrated some improvements in pain, distress, and fatigue in children undergoing treatment for cancer who received a series of 30-minute healing touch sessions over 1 year.
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In healthy women, the group receiving a fermented and probiotic-supplemented milk beverage showed baseline resting brain network changes and decreased responses to negative imagery.
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In a study of 93,600 women conducted over 18 years, those with the highest levels of anthocyanins in their diets had a risk of myocardial infarction 32% lower than those with the lowest levels, even after adjusting for other risk and protective factors.
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Over a period of 12 years, daily intake of a multivitamin among nearly 6000 healthy elderly male physicians did not provide any cognitive benefits or protection compared to placebo.
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A significant reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure was observed in individuals with newly diagnosed stage 1 hypertension treated with garlic. Increasing effects were observed in a dose- and duration-dependent manner.
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Previously, the authors reported the preliminary data from one of the 11 PREDIMED sites demonstrated that the Mediterranean diets enriched with high-fat vegetable foods decreased the incidence of diabetes. In this subgroup analysis, the authors report the data from all 11 PREDIMED sites demonstrating a decreased risk of diabetes with the use of a Mediterranean diet pattern in persons with high risk of cardiovascular disease.
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This article examines the association of nut consumption with total and cause-specific mortality by evaluating two large, independent cohort studies of nurses and other health professionals.
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In a randomized study conducted among Chinese women undergoing in vitro fertilization therapy, those receiving a body-mind-spirit intervention combining well-being, resilience, and spiritual transformation experiences with principles of Chinese philosophy showed significantly lower state and trait anxiety, greater tranquility and resilience, and smaller declines in daily functioning and physical distress, as compared with control participants who received no intervention.
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This 12-week, randomized, controlled trial assessed the effect of yoga, exercise, and omega-3 supplements on menopausal symptoms in 355 women. Yoga slightly improved quality of life, whereas exercise and omega-3s did not.
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This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the effects of vitamin D supplementation on bone mineral density (BMD) and found no significant effect of vitamin D supplementation on the hip or spine and a small and significant increase in femoral neck BMD.