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Physical activity may help improve outcomes for colon cancer patients after surgery

Physical activity may be associated with improved outcomes for patients undergoing postoperative treatment for Stage III colon cancer.

8 Sep 2022

Wearing COVID face masks has no effect on everyday social exchanges

A new study just published in Journal of Applied Social Psychology debunks the idea that wearing a mask to slow the spread of disease damages most everyday social exchanges.

8 Sep 2022

How does a walk in nature impact the brain?

A new study shows how exposure to nature through a one-hour walk in a natural setting can prevent mental strain and possibly reduce the incidence of mental ill-health.

8 Sep 2022

Wearable assistive robot can detect and prevent a fall before it happens

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) have developed a wearable assistive robot that can detect and prevent a fall before it happens, reducing the user's risk of sustaining injuries.

7 Sep 2022

Poor diet, food insecurity more common among women with women with disabilities

Women with disabilities are nearly twice as likely to rate their diet as poor and are more likely to experience food insecurity compared to women without disabilities, according to a new study led by researchers at the NYU School of Global Public Health.

6 Sep 2022

Air pollution exposure during infancy impacts a child's gut bacteria, may increase disease risk

Exposure to air pollution in the first six months of life impacts a child's inner world of gut bacteria, or microbiome, in ways that could increase risk of allergies, obesity and diabetes, and even influence brain development, suggests new CU Boulder research.

6 Sep 2022

Multi-legged walking can be much simpler than previously thought

The physics of walking for multi-legged animals and robots is simpler than previously thought. That is the finding described by a team of roboticists, physicists and biologists in the Sept. 5 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, in a paper titled "Walking is like slithering: a unifying, data-driven view of locomotion."

5 Sep 2022

COVID has changed people's perception of natural spaces

The pandemic has impacted our lives in a multitude of ways, many of which will no doubt be felt for years to come.

2 Sep 2022

Scientists develop a novel solution to evaluate airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Scientists from Germany have developed a novel mathematical model to study the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

31 Aug 2022

$Initial period of strict bed rest can be beneficial for older with osteoporotic vertebral fractures$

Initial period of strict bed rest can be beneficial for older with osteoporotic vertebral fractures

Aging is universal. Both osteoporosis and the bone fractures that occur as a result of osteoporosis become more likely with age.

30 Aug 2022

New study aims to help people with learning disabilities to fight loneliness

People with learning disabilities are set to benefit from a new study, funded by the NIHR, by the University of Surrey that will examine ways to help them overcome loneliness - which often leads to other underlying medical issues such as heart diseases, obesity, anxiety, and depression.

30 Aug 2022

Performing moderate or vigorous physical activity may lower the risk of heart failure

A six-year analysis of more than 94,000 adults in the U.K. Biobank with no history of heart failure at enrollment has found that engaging in moderate or vigorous physical activity may lower the risk of developing heart failure, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

29 Aug 2022

Association between different physical activities and longevity of elder individuals

Researchers investigated whether different leisure time physical activities (LT-PA) were differentially associated with all-cause mortality and mortality risks from cancer or cardiovascular disorders among elder individuals.

29 Aug 2022

Evolution can favor flexible proteins, research suggests

When you think of proteins – the enzymes, signaling molecules, and structural components in every living thing – you might think of single strands of amino acids, organized like beads on a string.

26 Aug 2022

How the world’s first fully powered prosthetic leg could revolutionize powered prosthetics

In this interview, News Medical speaks to Marcus D’Ambrosio, COO of Adaract, and Joseph Hill, CEO of Adaract, about how the world’s first fully powered prosthetic leg could revolutionize the world of powered prosthetics.

26 Aug 2022

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

Walking News and Research

Physical activity may help improve outcomes for colon cancer patients after surgery

Wearing COVID face masks has no effect on everyday social exchanges

How does a walk in nature impact the brain?

Wearable assistive robot can detect and prevent a fall before it happens

Poor diet, food insecurity more common among women with women with disabilities

Air pollution exposure during infancy impacts a child's gut bacteria, may increase disease risk

Multi-legged walking can be much simpler than previously thought

COVID has changed people's perception of natural spaces

Scientists develop a novel solution to evaluate airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Initial period of strict bed rest can be beneficial for older with osteoporotic vertebral fractures

New study aims to help people with learning disabilities to fight loneliness

Performing moderate or vigorous physical activity may lower the risk of heart failure

Association between different physical activities and longevity of elder individuals

Evolution can favor flexible proteins, research suggests

How the world’s first fully powered prosthetic leg could revolutionize powered prosthetics

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

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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