Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: vascular health http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. New study recommends using active videogaming ('exergaming') to improve children's health Levels of physical inactivity and obesity are very high in children, with fewer than 50% of primary school-aged boys and fewer than 28% of girls meeting the minimum levels of physical activity required to maintain health. Exergaming, using active console video games that track player movement to control the game (e.g., Xbox-Kinect, Wii), has become popular, and may provide an alternative form of exercise to counteract sedentary behaviors. In a study scheduled for publication in The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers studied the effects of exergaming on children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-videogaming-exergaming-children-health.html Pediatrics Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:01 EST news287944806 Whole walnuts and their extracted oil improve cardiovascular disease risk (Medical Xpress)—Consumption of whole walnuts or their extracted oil can reduce cardiovascular risk through a mechanism other than simply lowering cholesterol, according to a team of Penn State, Tufts University and University of Pennsylvania researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-walnuts-oil-cardiovascular-disease.html Health Wed, 08 May 2013 11:15:49 EST news287230528 Native Hawaiians have bleeding strokes at earlier age, independent of meth use Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders have more bleeding strokes at an earlier age than other people independent of methamphetamine abuse, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-native-hawaiians-earlier-age-independent.html Cardiology Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:16:37 EST news279378976 Could fruit help to improve vascular health? Scientists at the University of Warwick and consumer goods manufacturer Unilever are joining forces to identify whether the nutrients in everyday fruit and vegetables could help to improve people's cardiovascular health and protect them from Type-2 diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-fruit-vascular-health.html Health Fri, 23 Nov 2012 07:16:07 EST news272877345 Differences in cell response could explain higher rates of hypertension in African-Americans A key difference in the way that cells from African-Americans respond to inflammation could be an answer to why this group is disproportionately affected by hypertension, something that has eluded scientists for many years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-differences-cell-response-higher-hypertension.html Medical research Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:10:34 EST news233853001