Lately there has been a great deal of controversy about the ethics and environmental impact of consuming shark fin, an Asian delicacy, but there may be an even better reason to stay away from it: researchers at the University of Miami have found that shark fin contains high concentrations of a neurotoxin that’s implicated in [...]

A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that practicing the meditative Chinese martial art tai chi may help alleviate Parkinson’s symptoms, and resistance training might also help with certain aspects of the disease. The study, conducted by scientists from the Oregon Research Institute, compared three different types of interventions in the [...]