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Salk researchers uncover power switch for muscles

If you've ever wondered how strenuous exercise translates into better endurance, researchers at the Salk Institute may have your answer. In a study published in the journal Cell Reports on March 6, 2018, scientists in Ronald Evans' lab have shown that the protein ERRγ (ERR gamma) helps deliver many of the benefits associated with endurance exercise.

6 Mar 2018

$Men experience most cervical fractures due to cycling, study shows$

Men experience most cervical fractures due to cycling, study shows

Sporting-related cervical fractures increased by 35 percent from 2000 to 2015, mainly due to an increase in cycling-related injuries, according to research presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

6 Mar 2018

New British calorie guidelines

According to the Public Health England, Britain needs to go on a diet with immediate effect to curb the obesity epidemic. The PHE has come up with its new calorie guidelines that would cut the sizes of the meals and remove junk foods. This comes under the newly launched ‘One You’ campaign.

5 Mar 2018

Weightlifting can provide significant health benefits to patients with kidney disease

Lifting weights can provide significant health benefits to patients suffering from kidney disease.

5 Mar 2018

Rocker bottom shoes help strengthen back muscles, reduce low back pain

Researchers of the Sports Physiotherapy master's degree at Valencia's CEU Cardenal Herrera university have confirmed, in a new study of their research work into back pain, that unstable shoes improve the strength of back muscles in order to maintain balance and stability when walking.

5 Mar 2018

Study shows possibility of improving pediatric asthma care

Pediatric asthma is the most common chronic childhood condition and a leading cause of pediatric hospital admissions.

2 Mar 2018

Gastric bypass can provide better outcomes for patients with obesity and diabetes than lifestyle intervention

People with worrisome levels of obesity and poor control of their type 2 diabetes face two dramatically different options to substantially improve their health: bariatric (weight loss) surgery or intensive lifestyle management.

2 Mar 2018

Exercise and hot baths are not dangerous during pregnancy, suggests study

A new study has suggested that pregnant women can exercise in warm weather, take saunas or have short steam baths without affecting their unborn child.

2 Mar 2018

Innovative EQUIVert system offers diagnosis and training to alleviate dizziness

Many people are plagued by dizziness. To date, doctors have had to visually use their best judgment to determine its severity.

1 Mar 2018

Traumatic brain injuries may increase risk of Alzheimer’s disease earlier in life

Concussions and other traumatic brain injuries may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease earlier in life, according to a study from UT Southwestern's Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute.

1 Mar 2018

Regular walking linked to drop in heart failure risk among post-menopausal women

Walking for at least 40 minutes several times per week at an average to fast pace is associated with a near 25 percent drop in the risk of heart failure among post-menopausal women, according to new research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session.

1 Mar 2018

Music may serve as extra tool to increase exercise time during cardiac stress test

If you exercise while listening to music, you may have noticed it can help boost your energy and make your workout seem quicker. Similarly, a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session suggests listening to music during a standard cardiac stress test can help extend the time someone is able to perform the test, yielding important information about an individual's heart health and capacity for exercise.

1 Mar 2018

Nut consumption linked to colon cancer survival

People with stage III colon cancer who regularly eat nuts are at significantly lower risk of cancer recurrence and mortality than those who don't, according to a new, large study led by researchers at Yale Cancer Center.

1 Mar 2018

Common knee surgery brings little or no benefit to older patients, study shows

A new Medicare records study by Johns Hopkins researchers has added to mounting evidence that a common surgery designed to remove damaged, worn ends of the thin rubbery cartilage in the knee joint brings little or no benefit to people over the age of 65.

28 Feb 2018

Football linked to changes in cardiac structure and greater risk of heart rhythm disorders

Football players show structural changes in the heart and face an elevated risk of heart rhythm disorders later in life, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session.

28 Feb 2018

New research project aims to prevent weight-related health conditions among bus drivers

Though buses are constantly on the move, the drivers who operate them spend most of their work hours seated.

27 Feb 2018

Research provides new directions in understanding and fighting glaucoma

Two distinctive handfuls of short molecules that regulate gene expression have been found in the eye fluid of patients with two distinct types of vision degenerating glaucoma.

26 Feb 2018

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patient maintains active lifestyle while minimizing risk

A group of cardiologists is changing the conversation about a form of heart disease and exercise. One patient details how she's maintaining an active lifestyle while minimizing risk.

24 Feb 2018

Connection between heart disease and cancer treatment

Advances in cancer treatment have resulted in a growing number of cancer survivors. However, powerful treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation treatments and some cancer drugs are not without their risks, including the potential for serious, long-term damage to the heart.

24 Feb 2018

Steps to take for boosting immune system and maintaining a healthy body

We know that germs can make you sick, but if you seem to constantly be under the weather with cold symptoms, could it be something other than germs that are getting you down?

24 Feb 2018

Exercise News and Research

Latest Exercise News and Research

Salk researchers uncover power switch for muscles

Men experience most cervical fractures due to cycling, study shows

New British calorie guidelines

Weightlifting can provide significant health benefits to patients with kidney disease

Rocker bottom shoes help strengthen back muscles, reduce low back pain

Study shows possibility of improving pediatric asthma care

Gastric bypass can provide better outcomes for patients with obesity and diabetes than lifestyle intervention

Exercise and hot baths are not dangerous during pregnancy, suggests study

Innovative EQUIVert system offers diagnosis and training to alleviate dizziness

Traumatic brain injuries may increase risk of Alzheimer’s disease earlier in life

Regular walking linked to drop in heart failure risk among post-menopausal women

Music may serve as extra tool to increase exercise time during cardiac stress test

Nut consumption linked to colon cancer survival

Common knee surgery brings little or no benefit to older patients, study shows

Football linked to changes in cardiac structure and greater risk of heart rhythm disorders

New research project aims to prevent weight-related health conditions among bus drivers

Research provides new directions in understanding and fighting glaucoma

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patient maintains active lifestyle while minimizing risk

Connection between heart disease and cancer treatment

Steps to take for boosting immune system and maintaining a healthy body

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