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Running Reduces Risk of Death Regardless of Duration, Speed
July 28, 2014 — Running for only a few minutes a day or at slow speeds may significantly reduce a person's risk of death from cardiovascular disease compared to someone who does not run, according to a new ... full story -
Overweight, Obese Preschoolers Lose More Weight When Parent Is Also Treated
July 24, 2014 — Primary care treatment of overweight and obese preschoolers works better when treatment targets both parent and child compared to when only the child is targeted. The study results suggest that ... full story -
Extra Exercise Helps Depressed Smokers Kick the Habit Faster
July 22, 2014 — People diagnosed with depression need to step out for a cigarette twice as often as smokers who are not dealing with a mood disorder. And those who have the hardest time shaking off the habit may ... full story -
Parents Rank Their Obese Children as 'Very Healthy'
July 21, 2014 — Parents of obese children often do not recognize the potentially serious health consequences of childhood weight gain or the importance of daily physical activity in helping their child reach a ... full story -
Does a Work-out Give You a Bad Hair Day? Overcoming Barriers to Physical Activity for African-American Women
July 21, 2014 — African American women whose hairstyle is affected by perspiration may avoid physical activity altogether, a study finds. However, researchers report that a recent societal culture shift may help ... full story -
Stem Cells Aid Muscle Repair, Strengthening After Resistance Exercise
July 21, 2014 — By injecting mesenchymal stem cells into mouse leg muscles prior to several bouts of eccentric exercise (similar to the lengthening contractions performed during resistance training in humans), ... full story -
New Research Links Bad Diet to Loss of Smell
July 21, 2014 — Could stuffing yourself full of high-fat foods cause you to lose your sense of smell? A new study by neuroscientists says so, and it has researchers taking a closer look at how our diets could impact ... full story -
Advanced Cancer Patients Can Benefit from Programs Combining Exercise, Nutrition
July 21, 2014 — Patients with advanced cancer can benefit from a rehabilitation program combining exercise, nutritional counselling and symptom control, according to an evidence review. Palliative care programs ... full story -
Exercise, Relaxation Activities Positively Impact People With Social Anxiety Disorders
July 17, 2014 — New research has shed light on how exercise and relaxation activities like yoga can positively impact people with social anxiety disorders. The study found that exercise and relaxation activities ... full story -
Brown Fat Found to Be at the Root of Cancer-Related Wasting Syndrome
July 17, 2014 — Many patients with advanced stages of cancer, AIDS, tuberculosis, and other diseases die from a condition called cachexia, which is characterized as a 'wasting' syndrome that causes extreme ... full story -
Cardiac Patients Underserved Globally Due to Lack of Rehab Programs, Says Researcher
July 15, 2014 — While 68 per cent of high-income countries have cardiac rehabilitation, only 23 per cent of low-income and middle-income countries do, despite the fact that 80 per cent of deaths from heart disease ... full story -
Physical Fitness Associated With Less Pronounced Effect of Sedentary Behavior
July 14, 2014 — Physical fitness may buffer some of the adverse health effects of too much sitting, according to a new study. Sedentary behavior has been linked to an increase risk of obesity, metabolic syndrome, ... full story -
Weighty Issue: Stress and High-Fat Meals Combine to Slow Metabolism in Women
July 14, 2014 — A new study in women suggests that experiencing one or more stressful events the day before eating a single high-fat meal can slow the body’s metabolism, potentially contributing to weight ... full story -
Exercise Is the Best Medicine, Study Shows
July 11, 2014 — Women would benefit from being prescribed exercise as medicine, according to a study that revealed moderate to high intensity activity is essential to reducing the risk of death in older women. ... full story -
Window of Opportunity Against HIV Comes from 'Fitness Bottleneck'
July 10, 2014 — New research on HIV transmission among heterosexual couples in Zambia shows that viral fitness is an important basis of a 'genetic bottleneck' imposed every time a new person is infected. ... full story -
Want a Higher GPA in College? Join a Gym
July 10, 2014 — For those students looking to bump up their grade point averages during college, the answer may not be spending more time in a library or study hall, but in a gym. New research shows that students ... full story -
Go Play Outside: Outdoor Time Promotes Physical Activity in Youth
July 10, 2014 — The World Health Organization recommends that youth participate in a minimum of 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) each day. Studies have shown that youth experience most of ... full story -
Effect of Depressed Mood on Pulmonary Rehab Completion
July 9, 2014 — People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who are also depressed have difficulty sticking to a pulmonary rehabilitation program, a study shows. This appears to be particularly true for women, ... full story -
Adolescents from Southern Europe Are Less Fit, More Obese Than Central-Northern European Peers
July 9, 2014 — Adolescents in southern Europe are less fit in terms of cardiorespiratory capacity, strength and speed-agility than their central-northern European peers. Moreover, southern adolescents are more ... full story -
Think Fun When Exercising and You'll Eat Less Later
July 9, 2014 — If you think of your next workout as a 'fun run' or as a well-deserved break, you'll eat less afterward, research has shown. However, if you think of it as exercise or as a workout ... full story
- Parents rank their obese children as 'very healthy'
- Does a work-out give you a bad hair day? Overcoming barriers to physical activity for African-American women
- Stem cells aid muscle repair, strengthening after resistance exercise
- New research links bad diet to loss of smell
- Advanced cancer patients can benefit from programs combining exercise, nutrition
- Exercise, relaxation activities positively impact people with social anxiety disorders
- Brown fat found to be at the root of cancer-related wasting syndrome
- Physical fitness associated with less pronounced effect of sedentary behavior
- Weighty issue: Stress and high-fat meals combine to slow metabolism in women
- Window of opportunity against HIV comes from 'fitness bottleneck'
- Want a higher GPA in college? Join a gym
- Go play outside: Outdoor time promotes physical activity in youth
- Effect of depressed mood on pulmonary rehab completion
- Adolescents from southern Europe are less fit, more obese than central-northern European peers
- Think fun when exercising and you'll eat less later
- Acetone in breath of Four Days Marches participants provides information on fat burning
- U.S. scientists don't publish articles about potential role of innate variation in athletic performance
- Slim down for the health of it and possibly reduce your hot flashes in the process
- The tortoise and the hare: A sex difference in marathon pacing
- Sitting too much, not just lack of exercise, is detrimental to cardiovascular health
- Non-diet approach to weight management more effective in worksite wellness programs
- Obesity, large waist size risk factors for COPD
- Less exercise, not more calories, responsible for expanding waistlines
- Combined aerobic, resistance training, rather than either method alone, is best for controlling blood sugar in people with diabetes
- Brisk walking may improve symptoms of Parkinson's
- Process that affects fat distribution, metabolic syndrome found by researchers
- Using math to analyze movement of cells, organisms, disease
- Diet or exercise? 'Energy balance' real key to disease prevention
- BMI measurement may be missing 25 percent of children who could be considered obese
- Sleep, mood improves after substantial weight loss
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery may reduce heart disease risk for obese patients with type 2 diabetes
- Fat of the bone: Exercise, diabetes affect amount of fat inside bones
- Among weight loss methods, surgery and drugs achieve highest patient satisfaction
- Diabetes drug, liraglutide, improves risk factors for heart disease
- 'Smat pill' reduces weight in overweight and obese subjects
- Physical fitness level affects kidney function in type 2 diabetes
- Sleeve gastrectomy surgery improves diabetes control better than medical care
- Dietary, lifestyle changes made early in pregnancy benefit obese women
- Vitamin D can lower weight, blood sugar via the brain, study finds
- Exercising first, dieting later protects patients with metabolic syndrome from muscle loss
- Testosterone replacement may help mobility limited older men improve and maintain aerobic capacity
- Recreational soccer reduces high blood pressure in mature women
- Improving academic performance with physical fitness
- Inflammation in fat tissue helps prevent metabolic disease
- Yoga exercise program tailored for pulmonary hypertension patients
- Vitamin A derivative potentially treats type 2 diabetes, prevents its cardiovascular complications
- High-altitude weight loss may have an evolutionary advantage
- Many overestimate exercise intensity, study shows
- Older adults feel less hip, knee pain when moving to the groove
- 12 minutes of exercise improves attention, reading comprehension in low-income adolescents
- Regular exercise beneficial in suppressing inflammation in rheumatic disease
- Survivors of childhood liver transplant at risk of becoming 'skinny fat'
- Antidepressant plus addiction medication are elements of new weight-loss drug
- The Irish rugby team has exceptional guts: Exercise and diet impact gut microbial diversity
- Exercise boosts diversity of gut bacteria, study show
- Statin use associated with less physical activity
- Accuracy of fitness bands tested; reserachers find way to correct self-report errors
- Demographics drive fitness partner decisions online, study finds
- On-off switch to burning stored fat found by scientists
- Immune system molecules may promote weight loss
- Activating immune system could treat obesity, diabetes
- Molecular secret of short, intense workouts clarified
- Night owls may be more sedentary, less motivated to exercise
- Brain signals link physical fitness to better language skills in kids
- Seniors who exercise regularly experience less physical decline as they age
- Early steps toward personalized fitness: Interval training may benefit men more than women
- Deception improved athletic performance
- Vibration exercise study finds some relief for fibromyalgia
- Diet, exercise in cancer prevention, treatment: Focus of special journal edition
- Amphetamines can delay exhaustion during exercise in heat -- at a cost
- Dialysis patients' anxiety, depression linked to physical impairments
- Marathon runners’ times develop in a U shape
- Keeping active pays off even in your 70s, 80s
- Disturbance in blood flow leads to epigenetic changes, atherosclerosis
- Physical activity helps maintain mobility in older adults
- Lifestyle changes improve biomarkers for breast cancer recurrence, mortality
- People with low incomes less likely to use healthy weight loss strategies
- 'I can' mentality goes long way after childbirth
- Low-carb vegan diet may reduce heart disease risk, weight
- Inexpensive food a key factor in rising obesity
- Parents 'need to be convinced' to let children walk to school
- Peripheral artery disease: Home-based walking program eases clogged leg arteries
- Questions raised about physio for hip osteoarthritis
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