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Family caregivers find support on #dementia TikTok

It all changed on a Saturday night in New York City in 2016. Jacquelyn Revere was 29 and headed out to attend a friend’s comedy show. She was on the subway when her phone rang.

20 Oct 2022

Physical exercise improves cardiorespiratory fitness, alleviates adverse effects of cancer treatment

During chemotherapy, physical exercise intervention is safe, improves long-term cardiorespiratory fitness, and alleviates some of the adverse effects of cancer treatment, according to a study published in JACC: CardioOncology.

18 Oct 2022

Individualized treatment for back pain leads to increased effect compared to standard therapies

If a therapy for chronic back pain is tailored specifically to a patient's individual requirements, the chances of success are far greater than with standard forms of treatment.

18 Oct 2022

Physical exercise provides positive health benefits on COVID-19 outcomes

A new study found that physical exercise has a positive effect on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prognosis.

17 Oct 2022

Urban environment associated with physical activity in COPD patients

The physical activity and exercise capacity of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) appear to be related to population density, pedestrian street length, slope of terrain and exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the vicinity of their homes, according to a new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, a center supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation.

14 Oct 2022

Weight loss gadgets: They provide data to help consumers achieve diet goals, but it still won’t be easy

I felt a special kind of awe, then panic, watching my glucose levels skyrocket for the first time after relishing a cold beer on a sweltering summer evening.

14 Oct 2022

Air pollution associated with body size and composition in midlife women

Obesity has been a major global health issue in recent decades as more people eat unhealthy diets and fail to exercise regularly.

13 Oct 2022

AI language models could be offensive or prejudiced toward individuals with disabilities

Natural language processing (NLP) is a type of artificial intelligence that allows machines to use text and spoken words in many different applications - such as smart assistants or email autocorrect and spam filters - helping automate and streamline operations for individual users and enterprises.

13 Oct 2022

The health status and exercise capacity of COVID-19 survivors one year after hospital discharge

A recent study evaluated the health status and exercise capacity of COVID-19-recovered patients one year after hospital discharge.

13 Oct 2022

Many activity tracking devices promise more than they can deliver, researcher says

More and more heart rate monitors, fitness trackers and smartwatches are coming onto the market. But can you trust what they tell you?

12 Oct 2022

Study shows a new avenue of assessing muscle strength

Muscular strength and its improvement are important to everyone for their regular day-to-day life activities.

12 Oct 2022

Exercise can favorably modify subcutaneous adipose tissue that can improve metabolic health

Exercise is one of the first strategies used to treat obesity-related health problems like Type 2 diabetes and other cardiovascular disease, but scientists don’t understand exactly how it works to improve metabolic health.

12 Oct 2022

Multidirectional sports can build stronger bones in young athletes

Young athletes who participate in multidirectional sports, instead of specializing in a unidirectional sport like running, can build stronger bones that may be at less risk for bone injuries as adults, according to a new study from Indiana University researchers.

11 Oct 2022

New paper sets out a pathway to address the injustice faced by Australians living with obesity

Simplistic stereotypes of Australians living with obesity blame the individual and fail to consider the complex causes, according to a blueprint that seeks to overhaul the way the nation deals with obesity.

11 Oct 2022

Four of 10 Americans report misrepresentation and nonadherence regarding COVID-19 public health measures

Four of 10 Americans surveyed report that they were often less than truthful about whether they had COVID-19 and/or didn't comply with many of the disease's preventive measures during the height of the pandemic, according to a new nationwide study led in part by University of Utah Health scientists.

10 Oct 2022

New star rating system aims to help make personal health decisions and guide future research

A new set of meta-analyses clarifies the often complex and contradictory health guidance linking certain diets, behaviors, and conditions to illness.

10 Oct 2022

The role of oxidative stress in congenital syndromes

Researchers discuss the role of oxidative stress in genetic conditions.

10 Oct 2022

Age plays a more important role than genetics in affecting gene expression profiles as we get older

Amid much speculation and research about how our genetics affect the way we age, a University of California, Berkeley, study now shows that individual differences in our DNA matter less as we get older and become prone to diseases of aging, such as diabetes and cancer.

7 Oct 2022

Two popular drugs to treat type 2 diabetes performed best in large clinical trial

In a large clinical trial that directly compared four drugs commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School aided in the discovery that insulin glargine and liraglutide performed best.

7 Oct 2022

Kessler Foundation receives $2.24 million grant to fund Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System

Kessler Foundation received a $2.24 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) to fund the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System (NNJTBIS).

6 Oct 2022

Exercise News and Research

Latest Exercise News and Research

Family caregivers find support on #dementia TikTok

Physical exercise improves cardiorespiratory fitness, alleviates adverse effects of cancer treatment

Individualized treatment for back pain leads to increased effect compared to standard therapies

Physical exercise provides positive health benefits on COVID-19 outcomes

Urban environment associated with physical activity in COPD patients

Weight loss gadgets: They provide data to help consumers achieve diet goals, but it still won’t be easy

Air pollution associated with body size and composition in midlife women

AI language models could be offensive or prejudiced toward individuals with disabilities

The health status and exercise capacity of COVID-19 survivors one year after hospital discharge

Many activity tracking devices promise more than they can deliver, researcher says

Study shows a new avenue of assessing muscle strength

Exercise can favorably modify subcutaneous adipose tissue that can improve metabolic health

Multidirectional sports can build stronger bones in young athletes

New paper sets out a pathway to address the injustice faced by Australians living with obesity

Four of 10 Americans report misrepresentation and nonadherence regarding COVID-19 public health measures

New star rating system aims to help make personal health decisions and guide future research

The role of oxidative stress in congenital syndromes

Age plays a more important role than genetics in affecting gene expression profiles as we get older

Two popular drugs to treat type 2 diabetes performed best in large clinical trial

Kessler Foundation receives $2.24 million grant to fund Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System

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