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Many leisure time activities associated with lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, cancer

Older adults who participate weekly in many different types of leisure time activities, such as walking for exercise, jogging, swimming laps, or playing tennis, may have a lower risk of death from any cause, as well as death from cardiovascular disease and cancer, according to a new study led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.

24 Aug 2022

More daily steps appears to lower risk of diabetes

The current study examines the potential association between daily step counts and diabetes risk.

24 Aug 2022

Walking football promotes health and has potential to get more people exercising far into old age

Physical activity, social interaction, and a sense of community are among the effects of walking football – known as walking soccer in the U.S. – an increasingly popular senior sport now addressed in a Swedish scientific study.

23 Aug 2022

From book stacks to psychosis and food stamps, librarians confront a new workplace

For nearly two decades, Lisa Dunseth loved her job at San Francisco's main public library, particularly her final seven years in the rare books department.

23 Aug 2022

Simple computer program may help personalize cancer treatment

Cancer Council SA-funded researcher Associate Professor Stephanie Reuter Lange from UniSA hopes that a simple computer program can help personalize treatment for cancer patients.

23 Aug 2022

Sublethal exposure to insecticides impair optomotor behavior in bees

The challenge to let people walk back and forth in a straight line isn't just used by police to test if drivers are intoxicated: it's also used by neurologists to diagnose neurological disorders like ataxia, where parts of the brain that coordinate movement are impaired. Now, researchers use an insect version of this challenge to show for the first time that modern pesticides damage the nervous system of honeybees so that it becomes hard for them to walk in a straight line. The results are published in Frontiers in Insect Science.

18 Aug 2022

Experts aim to relieve children from the side-effects of cancer treatments

Stopping children undergoing chemotherapy from feeling pain and other debilitating side-effects is the focus of research underway at The University of Queensland.

12 Aug 2022

New gel-based cartilage substitute is stronger and more durable than the real thing

Over-the-counter pain relievers, physical therapy, steroid injections -- some people have tried it all and are still dealing with knee pain.

11 Aug 2022

Wastewater surveillance expanded to detect the presence of monkeypox

An ongoing program that monitors wastewater for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 and which has effectively predicted subsequent surges in COVID-19 cases in San Diego has been expanded to detect the presence of monkeypox.

11 Aug 2022

Appropriate and acceptable health checks can help improve outcomes in people experiencing homelessness

Appropriate and acceptable health checks for people experiencing homelessness can help reduce long-term physical and mental stresses, a new study shows.

11 Aug 2022

Specific factors may affect physical and mental quality of life among people with multiple sclerosis

Quality of life is a measure of a person's level of comfort, health and happiness. For people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study has found there are specific factors that may affect a person's physical and mental quality of life.

10 Aug 2022

Leisure activities may help lower the risk of dementia

Leisure activities, such as reading a book, doing yoga and spending time with family and friends, may help lower the risk of dementia, according to a new meta-analysis published in the August 10, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

10 Aug 2022

Walking News and Research

Many leisure time activities associated with lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, cancer

More daily steps appears to lower risk of diabetes

Walking football promotes health and has potential to get more people exercising far into old age

From book stacks to psychosis and food stamps, librarians confront a new workplace

Simple computer program may help personalize cancer treatment

Sublethal exposure to insecticides impair optomotor behavior in bees

Experts aim to relieve children from the side-effects of cancer treatments

New gel-based cartilage substitute is stronger and more durable than the real thing

Wastewater surveillance expanded to detect the presence of monkeypox

Appropriate and acceptable health checks can help improve outcomes in people experiencing homelessness

Specific factors may affect physical and mental quality of life among people with multiple sclerosis

Leisure activities may help lower the risk of dementia

Japanese children's gait differs from that of children in other countries

WVU professor receives $1.6 million to expand research on brain circuits

Does loneliness affect the brain and heart?

After ‘a lot of doors shut in our face,’ crusading couple celebrate passage of burn pit bill

Every little bit helps: Light walking breaks can reduce the harmful effects of prolonged sitting

Gait analysis in animals: Treadmill versus non treadmill system

Insights into the products and services of Azenta

NHS Golden Jubilee orthopedic surgeons perform the first meniscal transplant in Scotland

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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