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New research suggests that reducing the number of falls suffered by seniors in nursing homes may be helped by taking a vitamin, along with other measures known to decrease falls. According to a study in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, seniors taking a high daily dose of vitamin D experienced 72 percent fewer falls compared to those taking a placebo........

University of Minnesota scientists have discovered a variant of a common blood protein, apolipoprotein C1, in people of American Indian and Mexican ancestry that is associated with elevated body mass index (BMI), obesity and Type 2 diabetes. The finding were reported in the Feb. 20 online issue of the International Journal of Obesity........

New York City dwellers who reside in densely populated, pedestrian-friendly areas have significantly lower body mass index levels in comparison to other New Yorkers, as per a new study by the Mailman School of Public Health. Placing shops, restaurants and public transit near residences may promote walking and independence from private automobiles........

Research indicates that getting inadequate sleep has negative effects on children's social and emotional well-being and school performance. Now a Northwestern University study finds it also increases their risk of being overweight. The study -- conducted in two waves of data collection approximately five years apart -- is the first nationally representative, longitudinal investigation of the relationship between sleep, Body Mass Index (BMI) and overweight status in children aged 3 to 18........

As the commitment to our New Year's resolutions wanes and the trips to the gym become more infrequent, new findings appearing in the recent issue of Psychological Science may offer us one more chance to reap the benefits of exercise through our daily routine. Harvard University psychology expert Ellen Langer and her student Alia Crum observed that a number of of the beneficial results of exercise are due to the placebo effect........