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Strengthening muscles may be better way to protect from health hazards rather than losing fat

Focusing on strengthening our muscles rather than losing fat may be a better way to protect ourselves from weight-related hazards like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, investigators say.

9 Jul 2019

Exercise during pregnancy can promote bone health of both mother and child

Vitamin D is important to enable calcium to be absorbed into the intestine. During pregnancy, vitamin D is especially significant because extra calcium is needed to build the baby's skeleton.

9 Jul 2019

Weightlifting is better for the heart than cardio

Researchers in Copenhagen have found that weightlifting may offer more protection against heart disease than cardio exercise does.

9 Jul 2019

Federal appeals court takes up case that could upend U.S. health system

The fate of the Affordable Care Act is again on the line Tuesday, as a federal appeals court in New Orleans takes up a case in which a lower court judge has already ruled the massive health law unconstitutional.

9 Jul 2019

NIHR review reveals evidence on how to increase physical activity in everyday life

Physical activity is important for physical and mental wellbeing and keeping socially connected. This themed review, Moving Matters, brings together more than 50 published and ongoing studies funded by the National Institute for Health Research on ways to increase physical activity in everyday life.

9 Jul 2019

Researchers reveal two metabolic pathways that may play a role in DOHaD hypothesis

The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) hypothesis is supported by multiple human epidemiological studies and animal studies.

9 Jul 2019

Study: Cardiac rehab programs are available in only half of the world's countries

More than 20 million people develop heart disease globally each year, but there is only one cardiac rehab spot for every 12 of those patients to prevent another heart event, according to new research from York University.

8 Jul 2019

Study finds alarmingly high rate of opioid prescriptions for osteoarthritis patients

Opioids work against severe pain but the risks of side effects and addiction are high. In the USA alone, 26 people die every day from overdoses.

8 Jul 2019

Cancer incidence among children and young adults with congenital heart disease

Researchers led by Zacharias Mandalenakis from University of Gothenburg in Gothenburg, Sweden, have looked at data from the National registry in Sweden to assess the risk of cancers among children and young adults who have been diagnosed with congenital heart disease compared to those who did not have such a diagnosis.

7 Jul 2019

Sitting time increases in women after transition to retirement, study reveals

The FIREA study, conducted at the University of Turku, revealed that the amount of sitting time increased in women after the transition to retirement.

5 Jul 2019

Higher levels of physical activity not linked to greater volume or activity of brown adipose tissue

A study conducted by researchers from the University of Granada has found that, in contrast to scientific thinking to date, higher levels of physical activity are not linked to a greater volume or activity of brown adipose tissue.

5 Jul 2019

Sports playbook can help generate more accurate prognoses for cancer patients

In this season of global soccer competitions and hotly contested political primaries, bookies and pundits are scouring every evolving scrap of information and sifting through mountains of data in an effort to predict the outcome of the next game or election.

4 Jul 2019

Exercise News and Research

Latest Exercise News and Research

Strengthening muscles may be better way to protect from health hazards rather than losing fat

Exercise during pregnancy can promote bone health of both mother and child

Weightlifting is better for the heart than cardio

Federal appeals court takes up case that could upend U.S. health system

NIHR review reveals evidence on how to increase physical activity in everyday life

Researchers reveal two metabolic pathways that may play a role in DOHaD hypothesis

Study: Cardiac rehab programs are available in only half of the world's countries

Study finds alarmingly high rate of opioid prescriptions for osteoarthritis patients

Cancer incidence among children and young adults with congenital heart disease

Sitting time increases in women after transition to retirement, study reveals

Higher levels of physical activity not linked to greater volume or activity of brown adipose tissue

Sports playbook can help generate more accurate prognoses for cancer patients

Researchers identify molecular pathway underpinning exercise and improved motor learning

Combining aerobic exercise and resistance training helps obese older adults preserve muscle mass

AADE's comprehensive guidance on care of children, young adults with diabetes released

Exercise program improves anxiety, mood in older adults who received chemotherapy

Treadmill exercise can ease period pain and improve quality of life

Quorn protein stimulates muscle building to a greater extent than milk protein

Probiotic containing common gut bacterium could halve cardiovascular disease rates

A short bout of exercise improves brain function, study reveals

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