Spring Is In The Air, Unfortunately So Are Allergens

Eating this furry fruit may help to improve your mental health quickly, according to a study recently published in The British Journal of Nutrition from the University of Otago, finding that kiwifruit improved vitality and mood in as little as four days. 

A healthier diet is associated with a slower pace of aging and a reduced risk for developing dementia according to a study recently published in the Annal of Neurology from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and The Robert Butler Columbia Again Center. The paper describes how the diet dementia association was at least partially facilitated by multi-system processes of aging. 

Americans are most often portrayed as being largely sedentary and obese, it turns out this is not just stereotypical it is statistically correct. Americans are some of the most overweight people around the world, with nearly 42% of adults being obese. This extra weight is also causing an extra burden on healthcare with obesity-related medical treatment costing approximately $190.2 billion annually and work absenteeism costing around $4.3 billion a year. 

According to a news release, age-related changes that cause the skin to stiffen and become less elastic may also contribute to higher rates of metastatic skin cancer in older people, according to research by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. 

The study, published March 12 in Nature Aging, shows that increased stiffness in aging skin increases the release of a protein called ICAM1. Increased ICAM1 levels stimulate blood vessel growth in the tumor, helping it grow. It also makes the blood vessels “leaky,” enabling tumor cells to escape and spread throughout the body more easily.