by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 28, 2017 | Deaths of Famous People
Vera Caslavska was the heroine of the 1968 Olympics, not because she was the dominant athlete at these games in which she won four gold and two silver medals in gymnastics, and not because she had won 35 medals in the Olympics, World and European championships. ...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 22, 2017 | Fitness
More than 80 percent of North Americans over the age of 85 suffer from some form of dementia. A new study in rats helps to explain why exercise could help to prevent or delay this dreaded condition (Sci Rep, 2017 Sep 7;7(1):10903). A group of rats were kept in cages...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 22, 2017 | Deaths of Famous People
Ted Corbitt ran more miles in training, often up to 200 miles a week, than any runner I ever heard of, yet his fastest time in a marathon was a mediocre 2 hours 26 minutes 44 seconds, almost 24 minutes slower than the present world record for that distance. Top...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 15, 2017 | Diabetes
People who eat a lot of sugar can develop a liver full of fat that can lead to diabetes (Clin Sci (Lond), 2017 Sep 18). Twelve men with fatty livers who had not been diagnosed as being diabetic and the same number of non-diabetic men with normal livers were fed either...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 15, 2017 | Deaths of Famous People
Tom Petty was a rock singer, songwriter and record producer who was the lead singer of the Heartbreakers, the Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch. He was one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with more than 80 million records sold over his...
