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. . . Tai chi beats aerobic exercise for reducing high blood pressure? Recent finding: After a year of either tai chi or aerobic exercise four times a week, average blood pressure in a tai chi group fell 7.1 points. . . versus 4.61 points for those doing aerobic workouts. The tai chi participants also had better results after just six months. More information: Go to TaiChiFoundation.org to find a group near you as well as online classes, free instructional videos, tai chi retreats and more. Study of 342 people, average age 49, by researchers at China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, and other universities and hospitals in China, published in JAMA.
. . . Regular cycling protects against knee pain? Recent finding: People who had bicycled regularly during any period of their lives, including as teens and young adults, were less likely to report frequent knee pain or have osteoarthritis in the knees. The more life stages during which the respondents had been active cyclists, the less likely they were to experience knee problems. Study of 2,607 adults led by researchers at Tufts University, Boston, published in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.
. . . . Traffic noise is bad for your brain? Recent study: Noise from traffic and railways increases risk for all-cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia and Parkinson's disease-related dementia by 16% to 27%, depending on decibel level. Previous research has associated traffic noise with increased risk for heart disease, obesity and diabetes. Ten-year study of more than two million adults ages 60 and older led by researchers at Maersk McKinney Moller Institute at University of Southern Denmark, Odense, published in The BMJ.
"There's gratification in making somebody laugh.
It's a wonderful sound."
Bob Newhart, TV actor, comedian, winner of one Emmy and three Grammy awards.
1929-2024
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