In February 2019 researchers from Spain assessed the association between a Mediterranean-style dietary pattern and the risk of falling in older adults. A total of 2,071 participants, aged over 60 … Read more
Beef burgers prepared with wine grape pomace flour appear to improve fasting glucose and insulin resistance, antioxidant levels, and oxidative damage markers
In October 2018 researchers from Chile published the results of their study to assess whether wine grape pomace flour had any effect on a variety of blood test results. 27 … Read more
Greater adherence to the DASH dietary pattern appears to be associated with a substantially reduced risk of coronary artery disease and stroke
In March 2019 researchers from Singapore, the UK and the USA published the results of their study to assess the association of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) dietary … Read more
Higher adherence to the DASH diet appears to be associated with a substantially reduced risk of developing coronary artery disease
In February 2019 researchers from China published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the association between the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and risk of … Read more
Current and past depressive symptoms appear to be associated with poorer diet quality, particularly in men
In February 2019 researchers from The Netherlands published the results of their study to assess the association between depressive symptoms and diet quality scores. 1,312 individuals, aged over 55 years … Read more
Greater adherence to the MIND diet, rather than the Mediterranean diet, appears to be associated with better cognitive function
In February 2019 researchers from Australia published the results of their study to assess the association between the Mediterranean-DASH diet Intervention for Neurological Delay (MIND) diet and cognitive impairment. A … Read more
Greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet and a higher diet quality score during adulthood appears to be associated with better midlife cognitive performance
In March 2019 researchers from Northern Ireland and the USA published the results of their study to assess whether the Mediterranean diet, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH), and a … Read more
Polybrominated diphenyl ether exposure appears to be associated with decrements in IQ scores as well as increased hyperactivity and aggressive behaviour
In October 2017 researchers from the USA and Canada assessed the relationship between polybrominated diphenyl ether exposure with IQ and externalizing problems in children. Externalizing problems include physical aggression, disobeying … Read more
Specific dairy foods may contribute to breast cancer risk in women, although the risk varies by source of dairy
In February 2017 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the associations between the types and quantity of dairy foods consumed and the risk of … Read more
A higher dietary magnesium intake appears to reduce the risk of frailty in men, but not in women
In November 2017 researchers from the UK and Australia published the results of their study to assess whether higher dietary magnesium intake is associated with a lower risk of frailty. … Read more
Low-dose vitamin D supplementation does not appear to be associated with any reduced risk of frailty in older individuals
In January 2018 researchers from Italy, UK and Spain published the results of their study to assess whether vitamin D supplementation is associated with a lower risk of frailty. A … Read more
Local stabilizing exercises plus pelvic floor muscle training reduces pain and functional disability and increases range of body movement and pelvic floor muscle strength in women with pelvic girdle pain following childbirth
In January 2019 researchers from Egypt published the results of their study to assess the effect of exercise, with or without pelvic floor muscle training on pelvic girdle pain following … Read more
Pelvic floor muscle training may reduce the risk of urinary incontinence during pregnancy and in the post-partum period
In January 2019 researchers from Italy published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training in preventing and treating urinary incontinence during … Read more
Aged white wine appears to be better than gin at improving cardiovascular risk factors
In June 2018, researchers from Spain published the results of their study to assess the effects of aged white wine and gin on circulating endothelial progenitor cells, cell adhesion molecules, … Read more
Mat Pilates appears to improve balance, lower limb strength, hip and lower back flexibility, and cardiorespiratory fitness in individuals over the age of 60 years
In June 2018 researchers from Brazil published the results of their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the effect of mat Pilates on the physical functioning in individuals … Read more
Pilates appears to relieve the impact of breast cancer-related symptoms although, with the exception of pain and self-reported upper extremity function, the effects are not significantly greater than those derived from other exercise programmes
In December 2018 researchers from Spain published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the effect of Pilates in women with breast cancer. A total of five studies … Read more
Individuals with multiple sclerosis may find that Pilates leads to an improvement in balance confidence and walking ability, as well as helping to reduce fatigue, although the beneficial effects do not appear to be significantly greater than those derived from other exercise programmes
In January 2019 researchers from Spain published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the effect of Pilates in individuals with multiple sclerosis. A total of 14 studies … Read more
A single session of Pilates appears to reduce systolic blood pressure levels by approximately 5-8 mmHg in middle-aged individuals with hypertension during the first 60 minutes of post-exercise recovery
In January 2019 researchers from Brazil and the USA published the results of their study to assess blood pressure levels and heart rate variability following a single session of Pilates … Read more
A standard exercise programme which has additional Pilates-based exercises appears to be more effective at improving quality of life and balance than a standard exercise programme alone in individuals who have undergone total knee arthroplasty
In April 2017 researchers from Turkey published the results of their study to assess whether the addition of Pilates-based exercises to a standard exercise programme undertaken following a total knee … Read more
Pilates exercises may improve quality of life of individuals with chronic kidney disease
In February 2019 researchers from Iran and the USA published the results of their study to assess the effect of Pilates on the quality of life of individuals with chronic … Read more