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Researcher isolates gene thought to play role in development of Alzheimer's disease

A team of international scientists, including a researcher from Simon Fraser University, has isolated a gene thought to play a causal role in the development of Alzheimer's disease. The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences recently published the team's study.

26 Feb 2014

CBT improves blood sugar control and brings faster relief of depression in patients with type 2 diabetes

Although maintaining good blood sugar control is crucial for avoiding complications of diabetes, it has been estimated that only about half of patients are successful in meeting target blood glucose levels.

25 Feb 2014

Researchers encourage parents to create nurturing, healthy home environment and lifestyle for children

Remember that slim kid in school - the one with the cook-from-scratch mom? He's likely one of the fittest dudes at your high school reunion according to new research from Cornell University, published online in the journal PLOS ONE.

25 Feb 2014

Researchers determine whether vitamin D can improve mood in women with diabetes

Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing researchers are recruiting women for a study to determine whether raising blood levels of vitamin D can improve mood in women with diabetes.

25 Feb 2014

Research roundup: Palliative care and ACOs; employers and Supreme Court case on contraception

In preparation for the new ACO environment, leaders recognized the contribution palliative care can make to health care "value," especially in the care of our sickest (and most expensive) patients ...

24 Feb 2014

Research: Interval-based team sport can make up for oestrogen loss

When women enter menopause, their oestrogen levels taper. This increases their risk of cardiovascular disease. New research from University of Copenhagen shows that interval-based team sport can make up for this oestrogen loss as it improves their conditions, reduces blood pressure and thereby protects the cardiovascular system.

24 Feb 2014

Nurses can increase quality of life in older patients by promoting exercise

Nurses can increase independence and quality of life as well as reduce social isolation in older patients by promoting exercise.

24 Feb 2014

Self-generation may be influenced by task meaningfulness during learning and memory

Kessler Foundation researchers have found that among persons with multiple sclerosis, self-generation may be influenced by variables such as task meaningfulness during learning and memory. They also found that type of task (functional versus laboratory) had a significant effect on memory.

24 Feb 2014

Prevently.com: New portal aims to help people live healthier lifestyle

Prevently.com is a new health and wellness portal that aims to help people live a healthier lifestyle. The website provides users with health information reviewed by physicians, virtual video coaching with dietitians, a personal health record that integrates with wearable fitness devices such as FitBit, social networking tools, and an ecommerce portal that allows users to purchase health products and food reviewed by physicians.

24 Feb 2014

Leeds scientists develop high-power quantum cascade terahertz lasers

A paper in the Institution of Engineering and Technology's (IET) journal Electronics Letters reports that the Leeds team has exceeded a 1 Watt output power from a quantum cascade terahertz laser.

21 Feb 2014

Dyspnea during light daily activities used as indicator of exercise intolerance and low fitness

Dyspnea, a sensation of breathlessness, during light daily activities can be used as an indicator of exercise intolerance and low fitness. According to a study on Finnish twins, persistent or developing dyspnea reveals an increased risk of death.

21 Feb 2014

Motivation to do preventative exercise may reduce risk of fall in older adults

Every year, a third of people over 65 living in the UK will experience a fall.

21 Feb 2014

Study determines effectiveness of gabapentin for treatment of vulvodynia in women

A chronic syndrome called vulvodynia that affects from four to seven percent of women is being studied by physicians at The Women's Health Institute at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, part of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, in hopes of alleviating sometimes excruciating pain.

21 Feb 2014

Boston Heart receives $1.0M in additional tax incentives through Life Sciences Tax Incentive Program

Boston Heart Diagnostics Corporation, a pioneer in integrating next-generation diagnostics with personal nutrition and lifestyle programs for patients with or at risk for heart disease, has received $1.0 million in additional tax incentives through the Life Sciences Tax Incentive Program.

21 Feb 2014

Exercise News and Research

Latest Exercise News and Research

Researcher isolates gene thought to play role in development of Alzheimer's disease

CBT improves blood sugar control and brings faster relief of depression in patients with type 2 diabetes

Researchers encourage parents to create nurturing, healthy home environment and lifestyle for children

Researchers determine whether vitamin D can improve mood in women with diabetes

Research roundup: Palliative care and ACOs; employers and Supreme Court case on contraception

Research: Interval-based team sport can make up for oestrogen loss

Nurses can increase quality of life in older patients by promoting exercise

Self-generation may be influenced by task meaningfulness during learning and memory

Prevently.com: New portal aims to help people live healthier lifestyle

Leeds scientists develop high-power quantum cascade terahertz lasers

Dyspnea during light daily activities used as indicator of exercise intolerance and low fitness

Motivation to do preventative exercise may reduce risk of fall in older adults

Study determines effectiveness of gabapentin for treatment of vulvodynia in women

Boston Heart receives $1.0M in additional tax incentives through Life Sciences Tax Incentive Program

B3 Fit partners with GolinHarris to promote fitness instructor education programs

Sedentary behavior may be a risk factor for disability once we reach our 60s

Medicines that mimic body's natural systems can prevent debilitating side effects

University of Iowa study finds that police work, like many other jobs, is mostly sedentary

Healthy Lunchbox Challenge guides children to choose healthy foods and beverages

Head movement during fMRI may bias sampling toward subjects with lower cognitive ability

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