I’m Erin White with today’s health news. Many dieters struggle with the yo-yo problem. But there’s some good news on that front. A new study from the American Cancer Society found that yo-yo dieting was not linked to an increased cancer risk. Researchers looked at the connection between weight cycling and cancer – in general,
I’m Rachelle Grossman with today’s health news. For years, we’ve been hearing about the amazing health-benefits of foods high in antioxidants, like blueberries. However, new research is showing that dietary antioxidants may not be the right choice for certain cancer patients. A new study conducted at the Children’s Research Institute found that some cancer cells
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[Denise] When you start looking up about pancreatic cancer you read statistics. Statistics say: 20 percent of people get to have— get to go into surgery. 10 percent of those get to have the surgery. five percent of those, they’ll take out most of it, and two percent of it they will get all the
– [Rhonda]: Getting to the psychological stress part, you have looked a lot at various types of psychological stressors. And those seem to be, as you mentioned, biomarked by have shorter telomere. But you’ve also looked at a variety of other types of stress, which seems to be positive, more healthy. And that seems to
Oh, good morning, Hank. It’s Tuesday. As you might notice, I’m here in my new office and I’m walking on my treadmill desk Why did I get a treadmill desk? Well, two reasons, Hank First, I am a nerd and I heard that you could level up in your nerdiness by getting a treadmill desk
– [Rhonda]: You mentioned telomeres a few times. So for people listening or viewing that aren’t quite familiar with telomere biology, maybe you can give a quick just, you know, background on what telomeres are, and why they are involved in the aging process, why they’re biomarkers for aging? – [Elissa]: Sure. So people like
