Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Folic acid supplementation significantly improved autism symptoms involving sociability, cognitive verbal/preverbal, receptive language, and affective expression and communication in children with autism.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Plasma levels of carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin, β-cryptoxanthin, and β-carotene and y-tocopherol are significantly associated with measures of cognitive and physical fitness in the participating fifty-six individuals with mild cognitive impairment.
Written by Halima Phelps, Staff Writer. This study showed that an inositol combination given in early pregnancy did not reduce the incidence of GDM in women with a family history of diabetes.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Lavender oil, at both high and low doses, significantly improved symptoms of anxiety in patients with generalized anxiety disorder compared to placebo and exhibited adverse events that were comparable to placebo and lower than for active paroxetine, the active control.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Cynanchum wilfordii ethanolic extract at both low and high doses significantly reduced total cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, and cholesteryl ester transfer protein levels in subjects with high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Individuals with familial AD mutations who exercised more than 2.5 hours per week had significantly better cognitive and functional performance and significantly less AD-pathology in their cerebrospinal fluid than those who exercised less.
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Comparing an original open-label trial of MTT to a two-year follow-up study revealed that significant improvements in ASD symptoms of participants carried over and even improved further at the end of the two-year follow-up.
Written by Dr. Patrick Massey, MD, PhD. The physical design of a space — home, office or hospital — has repeatedly been shown to have a pronounced effect on health possibly through the powerful connection between the mind and body.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Compared to the non-stair climbing control group, stair-climbing training over a twelve –week period significantly improved systemic arterial stiffness, blood pressure, and leg muscle strength in the participating postmenopausal women with stage 2 hypertension.
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. A two-week supplementation of flavonoids significantly increased plasma levels of circulating gut-derived polyphenols in exercising participants.
