Fifteen weeks of tai chi chih practice may have helped a small group of older adults increase the levels of immune cells that help protect their body against the shingles virus, according to a new ...

More than half of all older adults complain about having difficulties sleeping. Most don't bother seeking treatment. Those who do usually turn to medications, which can lead to other health problems.

Sept. 24, 2003 — Older adults who performed Tai Chi Chih (TCC) for 15 weeks had an increase in varicella zoster virus (VZV)-specific cell-mediated immunity (CMI), and thus decreased risk for herpes ...

Tai chi chih, the Westernized version of the 2,000-year-old Chinese martial art characterized by slow movement and meditation, significantly boosts the immune systems of older adults against the virus ...

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Could exercise that uses slow movements and breathing, like tai chi, do as much for trimming belly fat in older adults as aerobic exercise? It might. A new study found that individuals aged 50 and up ...