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 Study Information - December 2, 2008
| A new study concludes early intervention can improve outcome in patients with schizophrenia. Dr. Diana O. Perkins from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill explains in a statement that historically, the prevailing view has been "it just doesn't matter when you treat a person because their clinical outcome is predetermined | | Eating fish at least once a week is good for the brain, slowing age-related mental decline by the equivalent of three to four years, a CNN study suggests. Previous studies found that people who ate fish lowered their risk of Alzheimer's disease and stroke. Fish such as salmon and tuna that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids also have been shown to prevent heart disease | | Eating fish at least once a week is good for the brain, slowing age-related mental decline by the equivalent of three to four years, a CNN study suggests. Previous studies found that people who ate fish lowered their risk of Alzheimer's disease and stroke. Fish such as salmon and tuna that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids also have been shown to prevent heart disease | | Three in ten Americans belong to a gym or health club, according to a new study released by Socratic Technologies. Plus, another 15-percent saying they plan to join a gym or health club in the next six months. The study by U.S. Consumer Luxury Services Outlook examines the use of and spending on an variety of health and fitness services in American homes. Other findings of the study include 12-percent use or plan to start using a personal trainer and 24-percent use or plan to start using a nutritionist or weight control program | | A study released Sunday in the online issue of Nature Genetics reveals that a team of international researchers discover that a specific gene on chromosome 15 regulates inflammation, a finding with implications for a wide range of disorders, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer's, and infections. "Practically every common disease involves an inflammation component," says John Blangero, Ph.D., a scientist at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in San Antonio and the paper's senior author | |
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