(February 19, 2010 - Insidermedicine)

From Ohio - According to a report published in the journal Brain Research, multiple sclerosis patients may benefit from exercise. Researchers compared 21 women with multiple sclerosis to 15 healthy controls, finding that the fitter the MS patient, the better they scored on cognitive functioning tests. MRI scans revealed that aerobic fitness had a protective effect on the specific parts of the brain damaged by MS.

From Hong Kong - According to a report published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, green tea may be able to protect against common eye conditions. Researchers gave lab rats green tea, finding that the antioxidants in green tea were indeed capable of passing from  the stomach into eye tissues. As a result, the eye was temporarily relieved of oxidative stress.

And finally, from Rochester - Postpartum depression appears to be more prevalent among low-income urban mothers, according to a report published in the journal Pediatrics. Studying nearly 200 low income mothers whose children were under 14 months old, researchers found that 56% of participants had symptoms of minor or major depression.