Archive for June 19th, 2009
Young Have Little to Reap on No Sleep
Study: On Little Sleep, Older Folk Outperform Young in Brain Function As the school year comes to a close and finals make their ignominious return to young people’s lives, millions of high schoolers will be burning the midnight oil this week, hoping to cram in as much information as possible to nail that chemistry quiz, [...]
Posted: June 19th, 2009 under Sleep.
Tags: sleep and brain function, sleep and older adults, sleep and young adults
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Bariatric Weight Loss, Bariatric Bone Loss?
Weight Loss Procedures May Thin Bones, Increase Fracture Risk When it comes to losing weight, there are no quick fixes. It all boils down to diet and exercise: increasing the activity levels, and decreasing the caloric levels. Everything else either doesn’t work or is riddled with side effects. Not even surgery is void of side [...]
Posted: June 19th, 2009 under Weight Loss.
Tags: Bariatric surgery, weight loss procedure, weight loss surgery
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