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Study shows favorable impact of medication on cardiac structure and function

For the first time, medication has impacted heart muscle thickness and function for patients with the most common inherited heart condition, rather than simply addressing their symptoms.

17 Nov 2020

Researchers investigate impact of standing desks on classroom behavior

Providing a standing desk to every primary school child in a UK classroom can reduce sitting time throughout most of the academic year, according to a new study.

17 Nov 2020

Short bursts of exercise elicit widespread changes in the body's levels of metabolites

Short bursts of physical exercise induce changes in the body's levels of metabolites that correlate to, and may help gauge, an individual's cardiometabolic, cardiovascular and long-term health, a study by Massachusetts General Hospital has found.

16 Nov 2020

Diabetes drug can ameliorate lives of chronic heart failure patients

Empagliflozin, a recently developed diabetes drug, can effectively treat and reverse heart failure in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients, according to researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

15 Nov 2020

New methodology predicts mutation hotspots in SARS-CoV-2 virus

Researchers in Sweden and China have presented a new methodology for predicting mutation “hotspot” sites within severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) - the agent responsible for the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

15 Nov 2020

Hantavirus can also be transmitted by wild or domesticated rats

A group of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have confirmed Germany's first-ever case of animal-to-human transmission involving a specific species of virus known as the 'Seoul virus'.

12 Nov 2020

Exercise classes decrease loneliness and social isolation in older adults

Older adults who joined group exercise classes experienced decreased loneliness and social isolation, according to a new Cedars-Sinai study conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic.

12 Nov 2020

Weekly exercise linked to lower risk of Alzheimer's disease in patients with mild cognitive impairment

Exercising more than once per week is associated with a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in patients with mild cognitive impairment, research published in the open access journal Alzheimer's Research and Therapy suggests.

12 Nov 2020

Discovering a new role for a protein that could cause breast cancer to spread to the lungs

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Cristina Branco from Breast Cancer Now about the spread of breast cancer cells to the lungs.

12 Nov 2020

Team sport improves blood pressure, vascular function in postmenopausal women

Team sport effectively counteracts diminished vascular function in women with high blood pressure, even several years after the onset of menopause.

11 Nov 2020

Psychological factors are linked to incorrect fall risk perception in dementia patients

Dementia is associated with an impaired self-perception with potentially harmful consequences for health status and clinical risk classification in this patient group with an extraordinary high risk of falling.

11 Nov 2020

Study: Majority of women do not receive recommended services during postpartum medical checkup

Most women are receiving fewer than half the services recommended during their comprehensive postpartum medical checkup, according to a study by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers.

11 Nov 2020

Study may help develop recovery and prevention paths for gambling addiction

For the first time, new research conducted by SISSA and by the University of Roma Tre identifies narrative markers of gambling addiction and paves the way to innovative approaches for therapy and prevention.

11 Nov 2020

Study: Physical education should focus on improving physical skills, not weight loss

For adults, the goal of exercise is often to shed some pounds, but new research from the University of Georgia suggests the objective should be different for kids.

11 Nov 2020

Robotic-assisted kidney transplant and weight loss surgery can be performed safely for obese patients

A kidney transplant is often denied to patients who are obese due to an increased risk of surgical complications, particularly infections. Surgeons at UI Heath -- the clinical and academic health enterprise of the University of Illinois Chicago -- have pioneered the use of robotic-assisted surgery for kidney transplants in obese patients to successfully reduce surgical complications.

10 Nov 2020

Exercise News and Research

Latest Exercise News and Research

Study shows favorable impact of medication on cardiac structure and function

Researchers investigate impact of standing desks on classroom behavior

Short bursts of exercise elicit widespread changes in the body's levels of metabolites

Diabetes drug can ameliorate lives of chronic heart failure patients

New methodology predicts mutation hotspots in SARS-CoV-2 virus

Hantavirus can also be transmitted by wild or domesticated rats

Exercise classes decrease loneliness and social isolation in older adults

Weekly exercise linked to lower risk of Alzheimer's disease in patients with mild cognitive impairment

Discovering a new role for a protein that could cause breast cancer to spread to the lungs

Team sport improves blood pressure, vascular function in postmenopausal women

Psychological factors are linked to incorrect fall risk perception in dementia patients

Study: Majority of women do not receive recommended services during postpartum medical checkup

Study may help develop recovery and prevention paths for gambling addiction

Study: Physical education should focus on improving physical skills, not weight loss

Robotic-assisted kidney transplant and weight loss surgery can be performed safely for obese patients

Study examines the effects of simple measures on the health of active older adults

HBCUs offer pronounced benefits for African Americans

Survey: 1 in 3 adults are experiencing worsening levels of stress, loneliness and anger due to COVID-19

Spit testing may aid non-invasive concussion diagnosis

Study sheds light on the high burden of late effects among young survivors of acute myeloid leukemia

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