Research of the Week
Forest exposure improves quality of life in cancer patients.
Powerlifting improves strength gains throughout almost all life stages, with strength losses of 0.35% per year occurring only after age 69.
Outdoor training improves function and quality of life in older adults.
High intensity interval training reduces sleep apnea severity.
Blood flow restriction training with a wide cuff improves lower body explosive power.
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The biggest explosion in intelligence occurred after the Gorilla line split from the Hominid line.
Less testosterone, more arthritis.
Obesity and sarcopenia are a lethal combo for fall risk in older adults.
Physical activity reduces depressive symptoms in long-term caregivers of ill family members.
Older heart disease patients are probably low in CoQ10.
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Early time-restricted low-carb eating works in type 2 diabetes.
Lithium disrupts locomotor activity in honeybees.
Menopausal women who strength train and take vitamin D have better outcomes for sarcopenia.
Light pollution prevents turtle hatchlings from finding the ocean.
Saying “hello” and “thank you” throughout the day improves your quality of life.
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Melatonin improves platelet aggregation (clumping) in healthy individuals, less so in type 2 diabetics.
Long term spaceflight induces depression and cognitive impairment in astronauts.
Black seed oil appears to protect against Tylenol intoxication of the liver.
Collagen improves endurance running performance.
High triglycerides and blood glucose, lower cognitive function.
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Lower EPA/AA ratio, higher risk of coronary plaque rupture.
Linoleic acid increases pediatric asthma.
Psychosis patients have lower brain creatine and choline.
Seaweed intake protects against metabolic syndrome in genetically vulnerable Koreans.
Obese kids need more omega-3s and antioxidants.
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How the founder’s personality predicts the start-up’s success.
The history of dingoes.
Northern Chinese have a genetic adaptation to fattier, meat-heavier diets.
Higher intakes of animal and fish protein linked to lower risk of hip fracture.
You can be over 85 and still make gains in strength and muscle mass.
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Do genotype-based diets work?
How ketones might help diabetes.
Neanderthals had fire.
Higher fructose intake, shorter telomeres.
Babies in neonatal intensive care units who wear eye masks at night develop better and are released earlier than babies who don’t wear eye masks.
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A diabetes diagnosis lowers life expectancy.
Pea protein fares pretty well against whey protein, but the dose must be extremely high.
Astaxanthin improves gut health.
Better alignment between light exposure and activity levels will reduce cognitive decline.
Diabetics get the best results with resistance training using 3 sets per exercise and 8-10 reps per set.
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Oldest human footprints in North America confirmed to be 23,000 years old.
If you have diabetes and low muscle mass, your risk of early death is 2 times greater than it should be.
Keto is better for migraines than a low-calorie “regular” diet.
More sleep variability, thicker carotid arteries.
South African prey animals fear humans more than lions.
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Mechanistic link between low zinc and diabetes.
No link between red or processed meat and pancreatic cancer.
Of the carbs, fruit and non-starchy vegetables are linked to the least weight gain; starch and sugar the most..
Exercise for depression works.
How LEDs affect nutrient levels in kale..
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