One important benefit of exercise is gaining muscle and strength. Having a healthy amount of muscle allows to you to perform your best during exercise and daily life. Three main criteria must be met for maximal muscle gain: eating more calories than you burn, consuming more protein than you break …

Glucosamine is a popular dietary supplement used to treat osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease caused by insufficient regeneration of cartilage in joints, most often in the knees and hips. It gets worse over time and causes joint pain, difficulties walking and disability. There is no known cure, but there …

Although it is a common problem, poor sleep can have severe consequences. Poor sleep can deplete your energy, lower your productivity and increase the risk of diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes (1). Melatonin is a hormone that tells your body when it is time to head to bed. …

Coenzyme Q10, also known as CoQ10, is a compound that helps generate energy in your cells. Your body produces CoQ10 naturally, but its production tends to decrease with age. Fortunately, you can also get CoQ10 through supplements or foods. Health conditions like heart disease, brain disorders, diabetes, and cancer have …

Drugs that strip away the defenses of toxin-spewing cells could slow aging and improve quality of life. That’s the conclusion of researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. Senescent cells — the term for cells that stop dividing but remain alive and metabolically active — can play a positive role …

Young children with cystic fibrosis could see rapid improvements in symptoms by taking a combination of 2 drugs, a study has found. A phase III clinical trial has demonstrated better lung function within 15 days among a group of 6- to 11-year-olds who took ivacaftor (Kalydeco) with lumacaftor (a combination …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a disease of exocrine gland function that involves multiple organ systems but chiefly results in chronic respiratory infections, pancreatic enzyme insufficiency, and associated complications in untreated patients. Pulmonary involvement (see the image below) occurs in 90% of patients surviving the neonatal period. End-stage lung disease is …

“Moderate” fish consumption may reduce the risk for major depressive disorder (MDD) ― at least in older individuals living in an area known for high fish intake, new research suggests. A cohort study of almost 1200 older adults in Japan showed that those who were in the third quartile for …

Male vegetarians are at greater risk for depression than their meat-eating counterparts, new research suggests. A National Institutes of Health (NIH) study of more than 9600 men showed that those who reported being vegetarians or vegans had significantly higher scores on a depression-measuring scale than nonvegetarians. In addition, significantly more …

Eating little or no red meat during pregnancy has been linked to substance use in offspring in new research findings. The cohort study of more than 5000 adolescents showed that children of mothers who consumed less meat during pregnancy were at significantly greater risk for alcohol and tobacco use by …