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November 20, 2024

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Why Weight? Researchers Say It’s Fitness That Matters

Nov. 19, 2024 — As rates of obesity, as defined by body mass index (BMI), continue to climb in the United States, so have efforts to lose weight, including a new era of weight-loss drugs. Yet a new systematic review and meta-analysis found that cardiorespiratory ...

When Muscles Work Out, They Help Neurons to Grow

Nov. 12, 2024 — Exercise can have benefits at the level of neurons, through chemical and mechanical effects, researchers find. The discovery could inform exercise-related therapies for repairing damaged and deteriorating ...

Sitting Too Long Can Harm Heart Health, Even for Active People

Nov. 15, 2024 — More time spent sitting, reclining or lying down during the day may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death, according to a new study. More than roughly 10-and-a-half hours of sedentary behavior per day was significantly linked ...

While More Is Better, Even Moderate Amounts of Exercise May Reduce Risk for Common Heart Condition

Nov. 11, 2024 — Adding an extra hour every week of physical activity may lower the chance of developing the most common type of irregular heartbeat (arrythmia) by 11%, a study ...

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Five Minutes of Extra Exercise a Day Could Lower Blood Pressure

Nov. 6, 2024 — New research suggests that adding a small amount of physical activity -- such as uphill walking or stair-climbing -- into your day may help to lower blood ...

Keto Diet, Supplements May Restart Stalled Menstruation, Study Finds

Oct. 30, 2024 — Increasing ketones in the blood through a keto diet or supplements may help put irregular menstrual cycles back on schedule or even restart a period that appears to have stalled for good, new ...

Skeletal Muscle Health Amid Growing Use of Weight Loss Medications

Oct. 25, 2024 — A recent article highlights the critical importance of skeletal muscle mass in the context of medically induced weight loss, particularly with the widespread use of GLP-1 receptor agonists. These ...

Study Finds Intense Exercise May Suppress Appetite in Healthy Humans

Oct. 24, 2024 — A vigorous workout does more to suppress hunger levels in healthy adults than does moderate exercise, and females may be especially susceptible to this response, according to a small ...

'Brain Endurance Training' Promotes Healthy Aging

Oct. 11, 2024 — A new study finds that brain endurance training (BET) can improve attention and executive function (cognition), as well as physical endurance and resistance exercise ...

Good Physical Fitness from Childhood Protects Mental Health

Oct. 15, 2024 — A recent study found that good physical fitness from childhood to adolescence is linked to better mental health in adolescence. These results are significant and timely, as mental health problems are ...

Maternal Exercise During Pregnancy May Protect the Child Against Asthma

Oct. 10, 2024 — The risk of asthma in the child can be reduced by nearly half if the mother engages in active physical exercise at least three times a week during pregnancy, compared to a child of a mother who is ...

The Secret to Slimming? Special 'Skinny Genes' Double Weight Loss

Oct. 9, 2024 — The secret to losing weight could all be down to a combination of 14 'skinny genes', a new study has found. Researchers discovered they helped people drop twice as much weight when they ran for half ...

Should Men and Women Eat Different Breakfasts to Lose Weight?

Oct. 7, 2024 — It's not a bad thing if you pick a toasted bagel for breakfast, while your partner chooses eggs. In fact that difference could help you lose some ...

Reducing Daily Sitting May Prevent Back Pain

Oct. 2, 2024 — A new study showed that reducing daily sitting prevented back pain from worsening over six months. The result strengthens the current understanding of the link between activity and back pain as well ...

Standing More May Not Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk, Could Increase Circulatory Disease, Research Finds

Oct. 17, 2024 — New research has shown that over the long-term, standing more compared with sitting does not improve cardiovascular health (coronary heart disease, stroke and heart failure), and could increase the ...

'Weekend Warrior' Physical Activity May Help Protect Against More Than 200 Diseases

Sep. 26, 2024 — Compared with inactivity, a weekend warrior pattern of exercise (concentrating most moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in one to two days during the week) or a more evenly distributed physical ...

Sep. 17, 2024 — Sport-related stress may contribute to some NCAA Division One swimmers and runners failing to consume enough calories to fuel their ...

Brown Fat: How Cells Generate Heat by Burning Calories

Sep. 16, 2024 — Special fat cells known as brown adipocytes help maintaining body temperature by converting calory-rich nutrients into heat. This protects from gaining excess weight and metabolic disorders. An ...

Long-Term Exercisers Have 'Healthier' Belly Fat

Sep. 10, 2024 — People with obesity who are long-time exercisers have healthier belly fat tissue and can store fat there more effectively than nonexercisers with obesity, according to a new ...

Low-Impact Yoga and Exercise Found to Help Older Women Manage Urinary Incontinence

Sep. 6, 2024 — New research finds that 12 weeks of low-impact exercise classes reduced daily episodes of urinary incontinence by more than ...

Travel Could Be the Best Defense Against Aging

Sep. 5, 2024 — Forget about retinol night creams, researchers believe travel could be the best way to defy premature aging. An interdisciplinary study has applied the theory of entropy to tourism, finding that ...

New Study Provides Insight to Why COVID Vaccines Hit Some Harder Than Others

Sep. 4, 2024 — Researchers published a paper highlighting factors that may explain why some people perceived more side effects than others including stress, exercise, and use of hormonal birth ...

Can Technology Turn Exercise Pain Into Pleasure?

Sep. 3, 2024 — Most exercisers stop 'exer-gaming' when the program gets too tough or dull -- could sensors that tune into a person's emotional state reverse low ...

Short-Duration, Light-Intensity Exercises Improve Cerebral Blood Flow in Children

Aug. 26, 2024 — Enhancing prefrontal cortex (PFC) cognitive functions requires identifying suitable exercises that increase cerebral blood flow. A recent study using functional near-infrared spectroscopy found that ...

Study Reveals Best Exercise for Type-1 Diabetes Patients

Aug. 21, 2024 — A new study has revealed the best types of exercise for patients with type-1 ...

It Only Takes 15 Minutes to Change Your Health

Aug. 20, 2024 — Corporate Cup, lunchtime yoga, or even 'walk and talks', organizations come up with all sorts of wellness initiatives to encourage people to be more active in the workplace. But before you ...

Weight-Loss Success Depends on Eating More Protein, Fiber While Limiting Calories

Aug. 19, 2024 — Flexibility and personalization were key in optimizing dieters' weight-loss success on the Individualized Diet Improvement Program, created by food ...

Beige Fat Cells With a 'Sisyphus Mechanism'

Aug. 14, 2024 — A new class of fat cells makes people healthier. The cells consume energy and produce heat through seemingly pointless biochemical ...

Swipe Up! Health Apps Deliver Real Results En Masse

Aug. 13, 2024 — They're the little digital tools you can download in a few seconds, but despite their literal size, health and fitness apps pack a real punch when it comes to getting results, say ...

NK Cells Expressing Interleukin-21 Show Promising Antitumor Activity in Glioblastoma Cells

Aug. 12, 2024 — Natural killer (NK) cells engineered to express interleukin-21 (IL-21) demonstrated sustained antitumor activity against glioblastoma stem cell-like cells (GSCs) both in vitro and in vivo, according ...

Cutting a Few Calories Won't Hurt Your Workout

Aug. 9, 2024 — A new study demonstrates that calorie restriction doesn't deter mice from exercising, challenging the belief that dieting drains workout ...

Short, Intense Bursts of Exercise More Effective After Stroke Than Steady, Moderate Exercise

Aug. 8, 2024 — Significant improvements in aerobic fitness were noted after 12 weeks of high-intensity interval training sessions compared to traditional, moderate exercise sessions, according to a new ...

Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Prevented by Diet and Exercise Even in Individuals With a High Genetic Risk

Aug. 7, 2024 — A new study shows that a healthy diet and regular exercise reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes even in individuals with a high genetic risk. In other words, everyone benefits from lifestyle changes, ...

Ketogenic Diet May Reduce Friendly Gut Bacteria and Raise Cholesterol Levels

Aug. 6, 2024 — A study reveals that ketogenic low-carbohydrate diets can increase cholesterol levels and reduce beneficial gut bacteria, specifically ...