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December 24, 2024
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Dec. 18, 2024 Researchers studied oxygen treatment as a potential therapy to target specific cells linked to the development of cardiovascular and metabolic disorders like high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes and found no significant improvement in function in ...
Dec. 16, 2024 Endocannabinoids in the brain play a key role in food intake and energy use. Modulating the action of these molecules could help fight obesity, say ...
Dec. 12, 2024 Adding strong evidence in support of 'walkable' neighborhoods, a large national study found that the built environment can indeed increase how much people walk. The study showed a strong connection between place and activity by studying about 11,000 ...
Dec. 9, 2024 The short-term boost our brains get after we do exercise persists throughout the following day, suggests a new ...
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Dec. 6, 2024 Researchers have discovered a mechanism in our cells that is essential to energy production in the muscles. The discovery may lead to new treatment ...
Dec. 3, 2024 An average of four minutes of incidental vigorous physical activity a day could almost halve the risk of major cardiovascular events, such as heart ...
Dec. 3, 2024 Knowing the precise mechanisms by which MYC drives muscle growth could prove instrumental in creating therapies that reduce muscle loss from aging, potentially improving independence, mobility and ...
Nov. 25, 2024 Investigators evaluated whether data collected from a fitness tracker could be used to accurately detect mood episodes in people with bipolar ...
Nov. 22, 2024 A new study found that prolonged standing at work had a negative impact on the research participants' 24-hour blood pressure. In contrast, spending more time sitting at work was associated with ...
Nov. 20, 2024 Weight-loss and diabetes drug tirzepatide can reduce the risk of death or worsening heart failure for patients with obesity and heart failure with ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Earlier Headlines
Dec. 4, 2024 A diet high in ultra-processed foods is associated with higher amounts of fat stored inside thigh muscles, regardless of the amount of calories consumed or level of physical activity, according to a ...
Nov. 22, 2024 Researchers analyzed data from middle-aged workers who had received Specific Health Guidance -- a revolutionary system implemented by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare to improve ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sep. 6, 2024 New research finds that 12 weeks of low-impact exercise classes reduced daily episodes of urinary incontinence by more than ...
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 ...
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 ...
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- How a Gene for Obesity Affects the Brain
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- Physical Exercise Prevents Nerve Damage During Chemotherapy
- Scientists Turn White Fat Cells Into Calorie-Burning Beige Fat
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- Sweat Health Monitor Measures Levels of Disease Markers
- Walking Brings Huge Benefits for Low Back Pain
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- Does Exercise in Greenspace Boost the Individual Health Benefits of Each?
- Breakthrough in Predicting Sudden Cardiac Death
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- Time-Restricted Eating and High-Intensity Exercise Might Work Together to Improve Health
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- Low Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Youth Is Associated With Decreased Work Ability Throughout Adulthood
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- Did You Know That Physical Activity Can Protect You from Chronic Pain?
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- Weight Loss Caused by Common Diabetes Drug Tied to 'anti-Hunger' Molecule in Study
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