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Seniors with prediabetes should eat better, get moving, but not fret too much about diabetes

Almost half of older adults — more than 26 million people 65 and older — have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How concerned should they be?

24 Jun 2022

New model outlines how neural circuits learn to control the body from early, spontaneous movements

Does the nervous system come with instructions for how it should connect to the body or must it figure this out during early development? A new model from researchers at the University of Southern California and Lund University in Sweden suggests that spontaneous movements made by a fetus in the womb (including those kicks) are a key step in getting the body's nervous system "wired up."

22 Jun 2022

Walking helps some young and healthy people improve performance on cognitive tasks

It has long been thought that when walking is combined with a task – both suffer. Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester found that this is not always the case.

21 Jun 2022

Binghamton faculty member receives $2.3 million NIH grant for research on ’smart’ knee replacements

About 4 million people in the U.S. have total knee replacements, and that number is expected to increase over the next few decades as the population ages and younger patients get the procedure because of sports injuries.

21 Jun 2022

Sobering lessons in untying the knot of a homeless crisis

Michelle Farris never expected to become homeless, but here she was, sifting through garbage and towering piles of debris accumulated along a roadway on the outskirts of Northeast Portland.

21 Jun 2022

Genetic discovery may pave the way to new diagnostic approaches, treatments for motor neurone diseases

A new genetic discovery adds weight to a theory that motor neurone degenerative diseases are caused by abnormal lipid (fat) processing pathways inside brain cells.

20 Jun 2022

Assessing neurological symptoms present in long COVID patients

Researchers assessed the symptoms of neurological post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (neuro-PASC) among patients with and without neurologic disorders.

17 Jun 2022

Physical activity and diet improve after weight loss surgery, but fall short of federal guidelines

In a long-term study of adults who have undergone bariatric weight loss surgery, University of Florida researchers found participants' physical activity and diet quality improved after surgery, but fell short of federal physical activity guidelines.

16 Jun 2022

As Biden fights overdoses, harm reduction groups face local opposition

Casey Malish had just pulled into an intersection in the 2nd Ward when a woman with tattoos and pinkish hair unexpectedly hopped into the back seat of his gray Mazda. He handles outreach for the Houston Harm Reduction Alliance, a nonprofit that helps drug users like her stay alive.

14 Jun 2022

CDC updates on possible modes of monkeypox virus transmission

Monkeypox virus is a completely different virus than the viruses that cause COVID-19 or measles. It is not known to linger in the air and is not transmitted during short periods of shared airspace.

10 Jun 2022

Black and Hispanic Americans disproportionately affected by traffic-related fatalities, study finds

When accounting for miles traveled during biking, walking, or driving, Black and Hispanic Americans experience higher motor vehicle-related death rates than White Americans or Asian Americans.

9 Jun 2022

The effectiveness of non-pharmacological treatments for post-viral syndromes and long COVID

A recent systematic review investigated the effectiveness of non-pharmacologic interventions for post-viral syndromes, including the post-COVID-19 syndrome.

9 Jun 2022

Walking for exercise could help people with knee osteoarthritis to prevent frequent knee pain

In a study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology that included individuals aged 50 years and older who had knee osteoarthritis, those who walking for exercise were less likely to develop frequent knee pain.

8 Jun 2022

They thought they were buying Obamacare plans. What they got wasn’t insurance.

Tina Passione needed health insurance in a hurry in December. The newly retired 63-year-old was relocating to suburban Atlanta with her husband to be closer to grandchildren.

7 Jun 2022

New injectable therapy helps repair spinal cord injuries with dancing molecules

A new injectable therapy for spinal cord injuries uses specially engineered molecules that trigger a healing response in spinal cells.

7 Jun 2022

Despite a first-ever ‘right-to-repair’ law, there’s no easy fix for wheelchair users

Robin Bolduc isn't the type of person who takes "no" for an answer — particularly when it comes to fixing her husband's wheelchair.

2 Jun 2022

Got long covid? Medical expertise is vital, and seniors should prepare to go slow

Older adults who have survived covid-19 are more likely than younger patients to have persistent symptoms such as fatigue, breathlessness, muscle aches, heart palpitations, headaches, joint pain, and difficulty with memory and concentration — problems linked to long covid.

31 May 2022

Walking News and Research

Seniors with prediabetes should eat better, get moving, but not fret too much about diabetes

New model outlines how neural circuits learn to control the body from early, spontaneous movements

Walking helps some young and healthy people improve performance on cognitive tasks

Binghamton faculty member receives $2.3 million NIH grant for research on ’smart’ knee replacements

Sobering lessons in untying the knot of a homeless crisis

Genetic discovery may pave the way to new diagnostic approaches, treatments for motor neurone diseases

Assessing neurological symptoms present in long COVID patients

Physical activity and diet improve after weight loss surgery, but fall short of federal guidelines

As Biden fights overdoses, harm reduction groups face local opposition

CDC updates on possible modes of monkeypox virus transmission

Black and Hispanic Americans disproportionately affected by traffic-related fatalities, study finds

The effectiveness of non-pharmacological treatments for post-viral syndromes and long COVID

Walking for exercise could help people with knee osteoarthritis to prevent frequent knee pain

They thought they were buying Obamacare plans. What they got wasn’t insurance.

New injectable therapy helps repair spinal cord injuries with dancing molecules

Despite a first-ever ‘right-to-repair’ law, there’s no easy fix for wheelchair users

Got long covid? Medical expertise is vital, and seniors should prepare to go slow

Researchers investigate COVID-19 mortality among introverts and extroverts

Hennepin Healthcare researchers test an innovative way to help people quit smoking

The brain may learn faster when threatened with danger, study suggests

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