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Parents' income and educational level linked to children's physical activity, screen time

Parents' income and educational level are associated with their children's physical activity and screen time, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

3 Apr 2017

Fighting colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer is a combined term to describe the malignant tumors that occur in the large intestine; the colon being the upper part of the large intestine and the rectum being the lowest part of the large intestine.

31 Mar 2017

Home neighborhood with higher walkability promotes physical activity among older people

A recent study, conducted at the Gerontology Research Center of the University of Jyväskylä, shows that walk-friendly environmental design may provide opportunities for physical activity in old age.

30 Mar 2017

School bullies and their victims more likely to be preoccupied with weight loss, research shows

Professor Dieter Wolke and Dr Kirsty Lee, in the Department of Psychology, discovered that teenagers who are involved in bullying in any way -- from bullies, to their victims, to those who both bully and get bullied -- are more likely to develop concerns about their eating and exercise behaviours, and become preoccupied with losing weight.

29 Mar 2017

Obese people more sensitive to pressure pain, research shows

An extra layer of fat won't provide a cushion against pain - in fact, obese people are more sensitive to pressure pain than those who are not overweight, and they are equally susceptible to extremes of hot and cold.

27 Mar 2017

Brief periods of vigorous exercise may provide cardiometabolic benefits in children

As little as 10 minutes a day of high-intensity physical activity could help some children reduce their risk of developing heart problems and metabolic diseases such as diabetes, according to an international study led by a researcher at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

25 Mar 2017

Inactive teens have weaker bones, study finds

Inactive teens have weaker bones than those who are physically active, according to a new study.

24 Mar 2017

Flexible approach to exercise works better for new moms than specific regimen

Often running on empty, new moms may need a bit more flexibility and support to ease back into exercise after giving birth, according to a Kansas State University researcher.

23 Mar 2017

Regular exercise linked to slower HRQL and mobility decline in PD patients

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive condition that often results in mobility impairments and can lead to decreased health-related quality of life (HRQL) and death. There is evidence that physical activity can delay decline in PD patients.

23 Mar 2017

Lifestyle interventions can have impact on children's blood fatty acid composition, study reveals

Eating lots of sugary candy may strain the liver, alter the body's fatty acid metabolism and increase the risk of cardiometabolic diseases already in childhood.

23 Mar 2017

Study underscores importance of physical activity for developing bone strength in adolescents

A large prospective study in 309 adolescent boys and girls underscores the importance of physical activity for developing bone strength during growth.

22 Mar 2017

Patients with pulmonary embolism experience long term limitations to physical stamina

A multi-centre clinical study, led by Dr. Susan Kahn at the Jewish General Hospital (JGH), determined that nearly half of the patients who suffer a pulmonary embolism (PE) -- a blood clot in the lung -- experience long term limitations to their capacity for physical activity and that this had a negative impact on their quality of life.

21 Mar 2017

Tsimane indigenous South Americans have lowest prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis of any population yet studied

The Tsimane people – a forager-horticulturalist population of the Bolivian Amazon – have the lowest reported levels of vascular ageing for any population, with coronary atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) being five times less common than in the US, according to a study published in The Lancet and being presented at the American College of Cardiology conference.

21 Mar 2017

Smartphones can help parents, caregivers to improve health outcomes for kids, research shows

A new, wide-ranging review of available research shows parents and caregivers can improve health outcomes for kids by using mobile-phone apps and text messaging.

20 Mar 2017

Many Canadian family doctors still use manual devices to measure blood pressure, study shows

A study by researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) shows that more than half of family doctors in Canada are still using manual devices to measure blood pressure, a dated technology that often leads to misdiagnosis.

20 Mar 2017

Online behavioral intervention reduces systolic blood pressure by 10 mmHg, study finds

In the first randomized, double-blinded trial of an online behavioral intervention for high blood pressure, participants in web-based lifestyle counseling reduced their systolic blood pressure (the higher number in a blood-pressure reading) by 10 mmHg, compared with a 6 mmHg reduction for those taking part in a web-based control intervention, a statistically significant difference.

20 Mar 2017

Physical Activity News and Research

Parents' income and educational level linked to children's physical activity, screen time

Fighting colorectal cancer

Home neighborhood with higher walkability promotes physical activity among older people

School bullies and their victims more likely to be preoccupied with weight loss, research shows

Obese people more sensitive to pressure pain, research shows

Brief periods of vigorous exercise may provide cardiometabolic benefits in children

Inactive teens have weaker bones, study finds

Flexible approach to exercise works better for new moms than specific regimen

Regular exercise linked to slower HRQL and mobility decline in PD patients

Lifestyle interventions can have impact on children's blood fatty acid composition, study reveals

Study underscores importance of physical activity for developing bone strength in adolescents

Patients with pulmonary embolism experience long term limitations to physical stamina

Tsimane indigenous South Americans have lowest prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis of any population yet studied

Smartphones can help parents, caregivers to improve health outcomes for kids, research shows

Many Canadian family doctors still use manual devices to measure blood pressure, study shows

Online behavioral intervention reduces systolic blood pressure by 10 mmHg, study finds

Moderate exercise may benefit patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Penn State researchers receive NIH grant to improve lives of people with peripheral arterial disease

Whole-body vibration can mimic muscle, bone health benefits of regular exercise in mice

High leisure-time physical activity improves cartilage health in postmenopausal women with knee OA

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