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Wake Forest receives $30 million award to support research on rehab program for heart failure patients

The National Institute of Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, recently awarded Wake Forest University School of Medicine a five-year grant expected to total $30 million to support research to test a novel rehabilitation program designed for older patients hospitalized for acute heart failure.

6 Oct 2022

Myocarditis may be attributable to monkeypox infection

A new study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases found that myocardial infiltration could cause myocarditis during monkeypox virus infection.

5 Oct 2022

Social motivator effectively rescues rehab participation in mice after spinal cord injury

A research finding in mice that the drug gabapentin improved rehab compliance after spinal cord injury led scientists to a related, unexpected discovery: Injured mice that didn't receive gabapentin and declined to exercise by themselves were willing to hop on the treadmill when presented with a group rehab option.

3 Oct 2022

Understanding the link between stiffness in triceps surae and passive stiffness of ankle joint

Joint flexibility is an important measure of physical fitness in humans, especially when it comes to determining athletic performance.

3 Oct 2022

How are diet and exercise in bodybuilders associated with the gut microbiota and metabolites?

A recent study explored the diet-exercise-gut microbiome dynamics in male bodybuilders.

30 Sep 2022

Study on the lung-function trajectories in COVID-19 patients

A new study analyzed the data from a prospective longitudinal cohort follow-up study of COVID-19 survivors over two years after infection.

30 Sep 2022

Oxytocin induces epicardial cell proliferation, study finds

The neurohormone oxytocin is well-known for promoting social bonds and generating pleasurable feelings, for example from art, exercise, or sex. But the hormone has many other functions, such as the regulation of lactation and uterine contractions in females, and the regulation of ejaculation, sperm transport, and testosterone production in males.

30 Sep 2022

Love hormone can activate heart repair mechanisms after cardiac injury, study finds

Researchers show for the first time that the neurohormone oxytocin has a previously unsuspected function in both zebrafish and human cell cultures: it stimulates mature cells in the epicardium of the heart to become stem-like cells, which can replace heart cells lost after damage.

30 Sep 2022

Less screen time and more physical activity may improve executive function in toddlers

A new study explored whether adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for diet and physical activity had any relationship with toddlers' ability to remember, plan, pay attention, shift between tasks and regulate their own thoughts and behavior, a suite of skills known as executive function.

29 Sep 2022

What is the relationship between weightlifting and all-cause mortality?

A recent study investigated the relationship between weightlifting and all-cause mortality, especially death due to cardiovascular disease and cancer.

29 Sep 2022

Study explores the role of air pollution on the trajectory of stroke

Air pollution has been widely associated with an increased risk of stroke. A new study looks at the role of air pollution on the trajectory of stroke, including cardiovascular events after first stroke and death.

28 Sep 2022

Weight loss can bring long-term health benefits for individuals with obesity, but not for lean people

Intentionally losing weight can bring long-term health benefits for individuals with obesity, regardless of the method or strategy they use, according to a study of almost 200,000 people.

27 Sep 2022

Cardiac inflammation after mild COVID-19 in previously healthy people

A new study published in the journal Nature Medicine aimed to analyze the association of lingering cardiac symptoms with mild COVID-19.

27 Sep 2022

New research model enables scientists to test therapeutics for rare neurodegenerative diseases

For the first time, scientists will be able to test therapeutics for a group of rare neurodegenerative diseases that affect infants and young children thanks to a new research model created by scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

26 Sep 2022

New approach provides better understanding of atherosclerosis in the leg arteries

Cardiovascular experts at UVA Health have found a new way to track peripheral artery disease (PAD), a serious medical condition involving atherosclerosis in the leg arteries that affects more than 200 million people worldwide.

26 Sep 2022

Prevention of cardiovascular disease is important in cancer patients

With the increasing number of cancer survivors, the medical community is becoming increasingly aware of a hitherto less noticed health risk: cancer therapy-related cardiovascular disease.

26 Sep 2022

Review: Cold water swimming may cut 'bad' body fat in men and reduce the risk of diabetes

Taking a dip in cold water may cut 'bad' body fat in men and reduce the risk of disorders such as diabetes, suggests a major scientific review published in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Circumpolar Health.

23 Sep 2022

Low-cost sensors embedded into t-shirts and face masks to monitor breathing, heart rate

Imperial researchers have embedded new low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate, and ammonia into t-shirts and face masks.

23 Sep 2022

Keys to maintaining good brain health

Your brain is pretty fabulous. Around 100 billion nerve cells work together to keep you nimble and quick in your thinking.

22 Sep 2022

Researchers receive $3.4 million NIH grant to assess soccer's tradeoffs with respect to brain health

More than 25 million Americans play soccer, the world's most popular sport. Soccer significantly benefits brain health by boosting aerobic capacity and oxygen and blood flow to the brain, but it also has a downside: Recent studies show that highly repetitive heading of the ball is associated with structural brain changes and worse cognitive performance similar to brain damage caused by concussion.

22 Sep 2022

Exercise News and Research

Latest Exercise News and Research

Wake Forest receives $30 million award to support research on rehab program for heart failure patients

Myocarditis may be attributable to monkeypox infection

Social motivator effectively rescues rehab participation in mice after spinal cord injury

Understanding the link between stiffness in triceps surae and passive stiffness of ankle joint

How are diet and exercise in bodybuilders associated with the gut microbiota and metabolites?

Study on the lung-function trajectories in COVID-19 patients

Oxytocin induces epicardial cell proliferation, study finds

Love hormone can activate heart repair mechanisms after cardiac injury, study finds

Less screen time and more physical activity may improve executive function in toddlers

What is the relationship between weightlifting and all-cause mortality?

Study explores the role of air pollution on the trajectory of stroke

Weight loss can bring long-term health benefits for individuals with obesity, but not for lean people

Cardiac inflammation after mild COVID-19 in previously healthy people

New research model enables scientists to test therapeutics for rare neurodegenerative diseases

New approach provides better understanding of atherosclerosis in the leg arteries

Prevention of cardiovascular disease is important in cancer patients

Review: Cold water swimming may cut 'bad' body fat in men and reduce the risk of diabetes

Low-cost sensors embedded into t-shirts and face masks to monitor breathing, heart rate

Keys to maintaining good brain health

Researchers receive $3.4 million NIH grant to assess soccer's tradeoffs with respect to brain health

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