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Spending time outdoors has a positive effect on the brain, study shows

If you're regularly out in the fresh air, you're doing something good for both your brain and your well-being.

16 Jul 2021

Research shows the effect of physical activity on bowel cancer cell growth

New research presented at The Physiological Society's Annual Conference Physiology 2021 shows that molecules released into the bloodstream during exercise (such as small proteins) can act directly on bowel cancer cells to slow down their growth.

15 Jul 2021

Study reveals key mechanisms of how physical load stimulates bone growth

When things get too much, we're often advised to "take a load off," but when it comes to bone maintenance, doing the opposite can be a good thing. Researchers from Japan have discovered some key mechanisms of how physical load stimulates bone growth.

15 Jul 2021

Virtual schooling exposes the lack of digital resources among Black families

A new study from the University of Missouri found the unanticipated transitions to virtual schooling due to COVID-19 exposed the lack of digital resources among Black families in the United States, including access to Wi-Fi and technological savviness.

14 Jul 2021

Urban environment with high levels of air pollution associated with childhood obesity risk

Children living in urban areas with high levels of air pollution, noise and traffic may be at higher risk of childhood obesity, according to a study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)--a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation--and the University Institute for Primary Care Research Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol). The study was funded by the La Marató de TV3 Foundation.

12 Jul 2021

Athletes more likely to experience irregular heart rhythms than non-athletes

Athletes appear to be almost two and half times more likely than non-athletes to experience irregular heart rhythms, suggests new research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

12 Jul 2021

Physical fitness at a young age linked to protection against severe COVID-19

Of the Swedish men in their late teens who performed well in the physical fitness tests for military conscription, a relatively high proportion were able to avoid hospital care when they became infected with COVID-19 during the pandemic up to 50 years later.

8 Jul 2021

Insight into the impact of physical activity on sleep

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis about the health problems linked to poor sleep.

8 Jul 2021

Developing precision, community-based approaches to reduce obesity among Latino children

As part of Governor Gavin Newsom's newly budgeted California Comeback Plan and the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine, researchers at UC San Diego, led by the Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, will receive approximately $3 million to create a precision, community-based program to address specific health problems related to adverse childhood experiences or ACEs, a term that describes potentially traumatic events that affect children, such as family violence, abuse or neglect.

7 Jul 2021

New discovery provides clues to elucidate the pathogenesis of muscle diseases

A research collaboration based in Kumamoto University, Japan has discovered that muscles and the resident stem cells (satellite cells) responsible for muscle regeneration retain memory of their location in the body.

6 Jul 2021

Study shows effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the health of women aged 50 to 70 years

In a study involving 34 women aged 50-70, researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil performed objective measurements of the impact on the subjects' health of the decrease in physical activity observed during the period of social distancing and isolation imposed by COVID-19.

30 Jun 2021

Study investigates the link between skeletal muscle proteome and type 2 diabetes

Globally, more than 400 million people have diabetes, most of them suffering from type 2 diabetes.

29 Jun 2021

Personal networks could play a key role in advancing the adoption of cleaner cooking fuel

A new, first-of-its-kind study led by researchers from Boston College has found that personal networks in India could play an important role in advancing the adoption of a cleaner cooking fuel, in this case liquefied petroleum gas, according to a report published in the journal Environmental Research Letters.

29 Jun 2021

Greater screen time usage among preteens associated with higher BMI one year later

A new national study finds that children in the United States with greater screen time usage at ages 9-10 are more likely to gain weight one year later.

28 Jun 2021

Heart failure can increase cancer risk

A study in more than 200,000 individuals has found that patients with heart failure are more likely to develop cancer compared to their peers without heart failure.

28 Jun 2021

Why is staying active important during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Working from home is no excuse to stop exercising. New research led by Akira Ogami from the University of Occupational and Environmental Health in Japan confirms that regular exercise is needed in maintaining good physical and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Workers who allocated time towards exercise or some form of physical activity reported a higher health-related quality of life than people who did not.

27 Jun 2021

New online calculator can predict risk of dementia

Canadian researchers at The Ottawa Hospital, the University of Ottawa, the Bruyère Research Institute and ICES have built and validated an online calculator that empowers individuals 55 and over to better understand the health of their brain and how they can reduce their risk of being diagnosed with dementia in the next five years.

25 Jun 2021

Long covid has reignited polarisation in approaches to treat chronic fatigue syndrome

Many long covid patients are experiencing extreme fatigue, a situation which has reignited the polarization in approaches to treatment and rehabilitation of chronic fatigue syndrome, according to a special report today.

24 Jun 2021

Study: Subconscious changes in day-to-day movements can predict Alzheimer’s disease

As people go about their daily activities, complex fluctuations in their movement occur without conscious thought. These fluctuations -- known as fractal motor activity regulation (FMAR) -- and their changes are not readily detectable to the naked eye, but FMAR patterns can be recorded using a wristwatch-like device known as an actigraph.

23 Jun 2021

Open learning spaces are not directly associated with children’s physical activity

According to a recent study, open learning spaces are not directly associated with the physical activity of students in grades 3 and 5, even though more breaks from sedentary time were observed in open learning spaces compared to conventional classrooms.

22 Jun 2021