A study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry found that Englishmen, who ate mainly fruit, vegetables and fish. were less likely to get depression 6 years later, compared to those who were heavy meat and bread eaters. This study had…

I had the privelege to talk at SCIFEST09 yesterday, on the theme of this year’s wonderful program. Numerous topics such as Robot Revolution, Supermarket Botany, Bionic You, Flirting the Scientific Way and How You Will Go to the Moon, were presented. You…

As reported in the Lancet over half of babies born this century will live to over 100 years. Available data suggests that most of them will be functional, but with many minor diseases between 60 to 85 years. After 85,…

This just in from the Associated Press: Pet owners can weigh themselves with their furry friends on Wii Fit Plus. The updated system, which launches Sunday, lets players create avatars of their dogs and cats, enter information such as their pet’s birthday, and…

Results from a survey commissioned by the American Optometric Association, show that 36 percent of Americans say they’re cutting back on visits to the eye doctor and other doctors because of the recession.

The American Eye-Q survey, conducted annually by the…

A study by Stessman and colleagues from Hadassah Hebrew University in Jerusalem found that initiating physical activity over the age of 70 years leads to a 12% increase in longevity. This study was published in the September issue of the…

This blog is written from Holland, where I just gave the keynote address at a Conference at Radboud University in Nijmegen. The conference focused on the science of movement. As succinctly put by the organizer, Professor Sander Geurts “The motto…

My grandchild, Amanda, consistently tells me that “stupid” is a very bad word and it should never be used. However over a lifetime of doing very stupid things myself and watching others being equally stupid, I have become rather enamoured…

A recent article in Time Magazine, “Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin,” has the fitness industry pulling out it’s collective hair.
The article says, in short, exercise all you want and you won’t lose weight until you eat less and eat better.…

Two important publications appeared in yesterdays issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.The first article found that in persons in New York who ate predominantly a Mediterranean diet had a reduced chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease.They also reported that…