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Strength-based exercise may be just as important for health as aerobic activities, study shows

Push ups and sit ups could add years to your life according to a new study of over 80,000 adults led by the University of Sydney.

1 Nov 2017

Transient ischemic attacks can be ‘ominous prelude’ to impending cerebrovascular catastrophe

Each year, more than 200,000 Americans experience mini-strokes called transient ischemic attacks (TIAs).

31 Oct 2017

Losing weight with diet, physical activity can improve blood flow in the brain of older adults with diabetes

Type 2 diabetes affects blood circulation. The disease stiffens blood vessels and reduces the amount of oxygen that circulates throughout your body. This includes your brain. When blood flow in the brain is impaired, it can affect the way we think and make decisions.

30 Oct 2017

Working out in group lowers stress by 26% and improves quality of life, study finds

Researchers found working out in a group lowers stress by 26 percent and significantly improves quality of life, while those who exercise individually put in more effort but experienced no significant changes in their stress level and a limited improvement to quality of life, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

30 Oct 2017

Study characterizes hypertensive population with excess weight or obesity and sedentary habits

For the last seven years, researchers in the UPV/EHU's Department of Physical and Sports Education have been studying the hypertensive population with excess weight/obesity and sedentary habits. In a recent publication, this group has determined the state of health of this population through various key physical, physiological, clinical and nutritional markers and has separated them by sex and physical condition.

28 Oct 2017

MUSC and SCSU join forces to address health disparities

Marvella Ford missed out on a fundamental part of childhood: having grandparents to spoil and take care of her. They all died before she was born. "That's a tremendous loss that you can never overcome. I grew up not having met or seen pictures of any of my grandparents," she said.

27 Oct 2017

Study: HIIT reduces brain glucose metabolism of people with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes

Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland, studied how high-intensity interval training (HIIT) alters the brain's glucose metabolism in physically inactive insulin resistant people. Only two weeks of HIIT training reduced glucose metabolism in all areas of the brain.

27 Oct 2017

Key features that distinguish Brittle Type 1 Diabetes from stable T1D

Brittle Type 1 Diabetes (BT1D) is listed by the National Institutes of Health as a rare disease impacting some 4500 people in the USA. It is defined as a severe instability of blood glucose (BG) levels, whatever its cause, with frequent and unpredictable episodes of hypoglycemia (low) and or hyperglycemia (high sugars) that disrupts quality of life.

27 Oct 2017

New research may protect Navy divers from oxygen toxicity in the deep

Special Operations divers like Navy SEALs take on life-threatening risks such as enemy combatants and harsh environments. But another hazard is silent and unseen -- oxygen toxicity, the result of breathing lethal levels of oxygen that occur at depth and pressure.

26 Oct 2017

High intensity exercise training may reduce chances of developing colon cancer

Population studies strongly suggest that colon cancer risk is reduced in those who are physically active. Enlarged crypt lesions in the colon are early signs of increasing risk of colon cancer.

26 Oct 2017

Healthy heart may protect older adults from disability

A healthy heart is important to the well-being of older adults. The American Heart Association (AHA) defines "ideal cardiovascular health" based on four health behaviors (current smoking, body mass index, physical activity, and healthy diet and three health factors (total cholesterol, blood pressure), and fasting blood glucose level).

26 Oct 2017

New review addresses aspects of nutrition in liver transplant candidates with cirrhosis

Poor nutrition is common in patients with liver failure, or cirrhosis, and it can lead to muscle wasting, weakness, fatigue, and worse outcomes before and after patients undergo liver transplantation.

26 Oct 2017

UBC researcher recommends exercise guidelines for adults with spinal cord injury

For decades, the main message to keep the general population healthy was for everyone to get active. In fact, the World Health Organization laid out specific guidelines (150 minutes of cardiovascular exercise each week) on how much physical activity was required for people to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

26 Oct 2017

Higher amounts of physical activity linked to healthier blood biomarkers, study finds

It is well known that being physically active may lower risks of many diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes. In this study, the scientists studied the link between various measures of exercise and eight biomarkers that have previously related to several chronic diseases.

25 Oct 2017

Long-term risk of premature death in men and women strongly associated with depression, study reveals

A Stirling County study, published in Canadian Medical Association Journal, suggests that depression remains strongly associated with a higher risk of early death in both men and women.

25 Oct 2017

Researchers discover mechanism that corrects protein misfolding in plants

Various human nervous system diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and Parkinson's diseases, are associated with the same basic disorder: the loss of nerve cells capacity to fold their proteins correctly, which causes protein aggregations that form "clumps" that end up generating the cell death.

25 Oct 2017

Yoga can be beneficial to people with lung cancer and their caregivers

In a feasibility trial of people with advanced lung cancer receiving radiation therapy, and their caregivers, yoga was beneficial to both parties. These findings will be presented at the upcoming 2017 Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology Symposium in San Diego, California.

24 Oct 2017

Physical and emotional benefits of exercise

You have probably heard that exercise is good for your health, but did you know that it can actually help to heal your body? Understanding the value of exercise is more important than ever since our nation is in the midst of an "inactivity epidemic."

23 Oct 2017

Better post-weaning diet can reverse potential consequences of early-life high-fat exposure

Research has shown that a mother's diet during pregnancy, particularly one that is high-fat, may program her baby for future risk of certain diseases such as diabetes. A new study from nutrition researchers at the University of Illinois shows that switching the offspring to a new diet--a low-fat diet, in this case--can reverse that programming.

20 Oct 2017

Physical, psycho-social interventions in advanced lung cancer patients improve functional capacity

Physical exercise and psycho-social interventions in patients with advanced stage lung cancer improved functional capacity, which may be linked to quality of life benefits.

19 Oct 2017

Exercise News and Research

Latest Exercise News and Research

Strength-based exercise may be just as important for health as aerobic activities, study shows

Transient ischemic attacks can be ‘ominous prelude’ to impending cerebrovascular catastrophe

Losing weight with diet, physical activity can improve blood flow in the brain of older adults with diabetes

Working out in group lowers stress by 26% and improves quality of life, study finds

Study characterizes hypertensive population with excess weight or obesity and sedentary habits

MUSC and SCSU join forces to address health disparities

Study: HIIT reduces brain glucose metabolism of people with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes

Key features that distinguish Brittle Type 1 Diabetes from stable T1D

New research may protect Navy divers from oxygen toxicity in the deep

High intensity exercise training may reduce chances of developing colon cancer

Healthy heart may protect older adults from disability

New review addresses aspects of nutrition in liver transplant candidates with cirrhosis

UBC researcher recommends exercise guidelines for adults with spinal cord injury

Higher amounts of physical activity linked to healthier blood biomarkers, study finds

Long-term risk of premature death in men and women strongly associated with depression, study reveals

Researchers discover mechanism that corrects protein misfolding in plants

Yoga can be beneficial to people with lung cancer and their caregivers

Physical and emotional benefits of exercise

Better post-weaning diet can reverse potential consequences of early-life high-fat exposure

Physical, psycho-social interventions in advanced lung cancer patients improve functional capacity

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