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April 18, 2024

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Does the Time of Day You Move Your Body Make a Difference to Your Health?

Apr. 10, 2024 — Undertaking the majority of daily physical activity in the evening is linked to the greatest health benefits for people living with obesity, according to researchers who followed the trajectory of 30,000 people over almost 8 ...

Short-Term Incentives for Exercise Can Lead to Sustained Increases in Activity

Apr. 8, 2024 — Adults with heart disease risks who received daily reminders or incentives to become more active increased their daily steps by more than 1,500 after a year, and many were still sticking with their ...

Low Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Youth Is Associated With Decreased Work Ability Throughout Adulthood

Apr. 8, 2024 — A study confirms the concerns raised in the public domain about how young people's decreased fitness may affect their future work ability. The association of low youth cardiorespiratory fitness and ...

Exercise Habits in Youth Create Better Health Outcomes for Some

Apr. 3, 2024 — Forming a long-term recreational exercise habit as a young person has a beneficial impact on physical and mental health later in life, but some groups, such as females and academic high-achievers, miss out on these benefits ...

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Did You Know That Physical Activity Can Protect You from Chronic Pain?

Mar. 27, 2024 — Reserachers found that people who were more active in their free time had a lower chance of having various types of chronic pain 7-8 years later. For example, being just a little more active, such as ...

The Serious Side of Kid and Canine Play

Mar. 27, 2024 — With two-thirds of children in the U.S. failing to meet national physical activity guidelines, kinesiologistshave been looking at the impact of the family dog on the exercise habits of kids. Could ...

Weight Loss Caused by Common Diabetes Drug Tied to 'Anti-Hunger' Molecule in Study

Mar. 18, 2024 — A new study found that metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes drug associated with moderate weight loss, stimulates production of lac-phe, a ...

New Strategy to Facilitate Muscle Regeneration After Injury

Mar. 18, 2024 — Muscle injuries are common in the active population, and they cause the majority of player leaves in the world of sport. Depending on the severity, recovery of muscle function is quite slow and may ...

Kallistatin Contributes to the Beneficial Metabolic Effects of Weight Loss

Mar. 18, 2024 — After weight loss, people with overweight and obesity express more of the protein Kallistatin in subcutaneous white adipose tissue. Kallistatin improves metabolism and could open up new therapeutic ...

Pioneering Muscle Monitoring in Space to Help Astronauts Stay Strong in Low-Gravity

Mar. 20, 2024 — Astronauts have been able to track their muscle health in spaceflight for the first time using a handheld device, revealing which muscles are most at ...

Cranberries Provide Runners With an All-Natural Boost, According to New Research

Mar. 19, 2024 — In a series of trials involving trained distance runners, researchers found that ingesting a cranberry supplement for 28 consecutive days led to ...

Waist-to-Height Ratio Detects Fat Obesity in Children and Adolescents Significantly Better Than BMI

Mar. 5, 2024 — An inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index (BMI) has been identified in a new study as waist ...

Study Identifies Multi-Organ Response to Seven Days Without Food

Mar. 1, 2024 — New findings reveal that the body undergoes significant, systematic changes across multiple organs during prolonged periods of fasting. The results demonstrate evidence of health benefits beyond ...

More Intense Exercise Reduces Post-Concussion Anxiety in Teens

Feb. 20, 2024 — Returning to moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) after a concussion may play a vital role in helping teens feel less anxious while recovering from the injury, according to a new ...

Women Get the Same Exercise Benefits as Men, but With Less Effort

Feb. 19, 2024 — A new study shows there is a gender gap between women and men when it comes to exercise. The findings show that women can exercise less often than men, yet receive greater cardiovascular ...

New Study Analyzes Link Between Digit Ratio and Oxygen Consumption in Footballers

Feb. 16, 2024 — The efficiency of oxygen supply to tissues is a factor in the severity of important diseases such as Covid-19 and heart conditions. Scientists already know that the relationship between the length of ...

School Uniform Policies Linked to Students Getting Less Exercise, Study Finds

Feb. 14, 2024 — School uniforms could be restricting young people from being active, particularly primary school-aged girls, according to a new study. The study used data about the physical activity of more than a ...

Benefits of Resistance Exercise Training in Treatment of Anxiety and Depression

Feb. 8, 2024 — A new study has demonstrated the impact resistance exercise training can have in the treatment of anxiety and depressive ...

Understanding Rapid Weight Loss in Older Women: Message from the Heart

Feb. 1, 2024 — Unexplained rapid weight loss in older people could be a sign of underlying disease and can be linked with increased risk of falls and fractures, as well as a poorer long-term ...

How Obesity Dismantles Our Mitochondria

Jan. 29, 2024 — Researchers found that when mice were fed a high-fat diet, mitochondria within their fat cells broke apart and were less able to burn fat, leading to weight gain. They also found they could reverse ...

Can Practicing Self-Compassion Help People Achieve Weight Loss Goals?

Jan. 25, 2024 — A new study explored whether practicing self-compassion -- or treating oneself with the same care and kindness that people typically offer to their loved ones -- helps people become more resilient to ...

The More the Merrier: Research Shows Online Interventions With Social Support Help Middle-Aged Adults With Obesity Lose Weight

Jan. 24, 2024 — Obesity is a problem in the United States. In fact, 42.5% of U.S. adults aged 20 and over have the disease. Not only is obesity the nation's second leading cause of preventable death (behind ...

Few Patients Successfully Treat Their Type 2 Diabetes Through Weight Loss

Jan. 23, 2024 — A new study finds that very few patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are able to achieve normal blood glucose levels through weight loss ...

Study Suggests That Unintentional Weight Loss Is a Signal to See a Doctor

Jan. 23, 2024 — Unintentional weight loss is associated with an increase in the risk of a cancer diagnosis within the coming year, according to a new study. Compared with participants who did not lose weight, recent ...

Physical Exercise Boosts Motor Learning -- And Remembering What One Has Learned

Jan. 18, 2024 — Violinists, surgeons and gamers can benefit from physical exercise both before and after practicing their new skills. The same holds true for anyone seeking to improve their fine motor ...

Older Adults Who Exercise With Their Spouse May Be Less Physically Active Than Those Who Exercise Individually

Jan. 17, 2024 — A study has found that older adults who exercise with their spouse achieve lower physical activity levels than older adults without their spouse. In a study of 240 participants in Singapore aged 54 ...

New Research Finds Half-Cardio, Half-Strength Training Reduces Cardiovascular Disease Risks

Jan. 17, 2024 — Approximately one in three deaths in the U.S. is caused by cardiovascular disease, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New research indicates that splitting the ...

'Feel Good' Hormone Could Explain Why Exercise Helps Boost Your Brain

Jan. 16, 2024 — A study exploring the mechanisms behind why cognitive performance improves in response to exercise, has found that dopamine plays a key ...

Different Pain Types in Multiple Sclerosis Can Cause Difficulty Staying Active

Jan. 9, 2024 — Chronic pain can present in multiple forms for multiple sclerosis patients. Some forms make it harder to stay active than ...

Main Regulator for the Body`s 'Oven' Discovered

Jan. 9, 2024 — Brown fat cells convert energy into heat -- a key to eliminating unwanted fat deposits. In addition, they also protect against cardiovascular diseases. Researchers have now identified the protein ...

New Reasons Eating Less Fat Should Be One of Your Resolutions

Jan. 3, 2024 — A new study to motivate your New Year's resolutions: it demonstrates that high-fat diets negatively impact genes linked not only to obesity, colon cancer and irritable bowels, but also to the ...

Light Exercise Could Be the Key to Reversing Childhood Obesity Linked to Sedentariness

Dec. 21, 2023 — Increased sedentary time as a child through adolescence is directly linked to childhood obesity, but new research has found light physical activity may completely reverse the adverse ...

Algae as a Surprising Meat Alternative and Source of Environmentally Friendly Protein

Dec. 18, 2023 — A new study has demonstrate that the ingestion of two of the most commercially available algal species are rich in protein which supports muscle remodeling in young healthy adults. Their findings ...

High Cholesterol Caused by Childhood Sedentariness Could Be Reversed With Light Physical Activity

Dec. 14, 2023 — Increased sedentary time in childhood can raise cholesterol levels by two thirds as an adult, leading to heart problems and even premature death -- but a new study has found light physical activity ...