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Effects of sleep deprivation on the brain

Everyone needs sleep, but temporary periods with no sleep can be a reality of military operations.

7 Aug 2006

Vigorous exercise helps kids perform better in class

Middle school students who perform more vigorous physical activity than their more sedentary counterparts tend to do better in school, according to a study published today.

3 Aug 2006

High blood pressure linked with a decline in walking ability in later life

Decline in lower limb function is common in older people, and worsening gait is associated with increased risk of dementia and death. However, factors contributing to gait difficulties in older persons are not well understood.

2 Aug 2006

Active transportation increases adherence to activity recommendations

Some California residents who walk or bike to work or errands may not be as inactive as previous studies - which focused on leisure-time physical activity - have suggested.

26 Jul 2006

Response to overdose among injection drug users

Intravenous drug users are likely to experience or witness a drug overdose, but they don't know how to deal with one when it happens.

26 Jul 2006

International physical activity guidelines for young people need to be changed

International guidelines need to recommend higher levels of physical activity for young people than they currently do, in order to lower their risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study in this week's issue of The Lancet.

21 Jul 2006

Exercise for type 2 diabetes mellitus

Exercise, dietary changes and medication have long been the cornerstones of managing type 2 diabetes. But few studies examine how exercise actually benefits these patients.

21 Jul 2006

Gene variant increases risk of type 2 diabetes - but healthy lifestyle changes reduce genetic risk

Researchers have confirmed that a gene variant confers susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in participants of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a large clinical trial in adults at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes.

21 Jul 2006

Little evidence that wandering prevention works in dementia

Everything from multicolored lights to garden walks has been suggested as ways to keep people with dementia from wandering, but there is little evidence to show that any of these interventions work, according to a new analysis.

19 Jul 2006

Study establishes safety of spinal cord stem cell transplantation

Transplanting human embryonic stem cells does not cause harm and can be used as a therapeutic strategy for the treatment of acute spinal cord injury, according to a recent study by UC Irvine researchers.

19 Jul 2006

Exercise improves physical health, quality of life for breast cancer survivors

Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found that exercise decreases pain and helps breast cancer survivors feel healthier and increase participation in daily activities.

18 Jul 2006

It's never too late to start exercising!

According to German researchers it's never too late to start exercising and even long time couch potatoes can reduce their risk of heart disease, by just getting off the sofa and going for a walk.

18 Jul 2006

Pycnogenol effective in reducing leg swelling, walking pain

Significant symptom reduction of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) in patients after supplementing with Pycnogenol.

12 Jul 2006

First trial to investigate effects of cannabinoids on progression of multiple sclerosis

Clinicians from across the UK have now embarked on the world's first trial to investigate whether cannabis derivatives could play a role in slowing the progression of multiple sclerosis.

11 Jul 2006

Small towns share big-city obesity problems

A few years ago public health researchers linked big-city attributes - like safety concerns and too few recreational facilities - to obesity.

5 Jul 2006

Why are we so fat? The list gets longer!

If you were beginning to suspect that the list of things which could make you fat seems to be growing longer on an almost daily basis - you were right!

28 Jun 2006

Rituximab shown to significantly inhibit structural damage of joints caused by rheumatoid arthritis

New data presented at the EULAR meeting (European League Against Rheumatism) show for the first time that MabThera (rituximab), a unique B cell targeted therapy, is able to significantly inhibit structural damage of joints caused by rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

27 Jun 2006

Walking News and Research

Effects of sleep deprivation on the brain

Vigorous exercise helps kids perform better in class

High blood pressure linked with a decline in walking ability in later life

Active transportation increases adherence to activity recommendations

Response to overdose among injection drug users

International physical activity guidelines for young people need to be changed

Exercise for type 2 diabetes mellitus

Gene variant increases risk of type 2 diabetes - but healthy lifestyle changes reduce genetic risk

Little evidence that wandering prevention works in dementia

Study establishes safety of spinal cord stem cell transplantation

Exercise improves physical health, quality of life for breast cancer survivors

It's never too late to start exercising!

Pycnogenol effective in reducing leg swelling, walking pain

First trial to investigate effects of cannabinoids on progression of multiple sclerosis

Small towns share big-city obesity problems

Why are we so fat? The list gets longer!

Rituximab shown to significantly inhibit structural damage of joints caused by rheumatoid arthritis

Cheap pedometers uniformly inaccurate

Experimental drug helps you age gracefully

Simple arm exercises could help beat peripheral vascular disease

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