A new, $1.8 million Florida State University study funded by the National Institutes of Health will examine the role adiponectin plays in the circulatory system of aging adults and how exercise affects its influence on vascular health. The research aims to offer more insight into how exercise brings benefits and explore how adiponectin can potentially be used for treatment.
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In adolescents, sedentary time may increase heart size three times more than moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, a paper published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports concludes.
Dopamine, a brain chemical long associated with pleasure, motivation and reward-seeking, also appears to play an important role in why exercise and other physical efforts feel “easy” to some people and exhausting to others, according to results of a study of people with Parkinson’s disease led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers. Parkinson’s disease is marked by a loss of dopamine-producing cells in the brain over time.
Among Indigenous, rural non-industrial populations inhabiting the tropical forests of lowland Bolivia, researchers report, there appears to be an optimal balance between levels of food consumption and exercise that maximizes healthy brain aging and reduces the risk of disease.
The latest fitness craze is here, and it is a reasonable choice to add to your fitness repertoire!
Sleeping too little or too long is linked with a shorter life, but scientists have found that physical activity counteracts some of these negative effects.
From septic shock to sticker shock. Keep up with this ever-growing, changing sector. Below are some of the latest stories on healthcare on Newswise.
Estar acima do peso afeta saúde mais do que você imagina. Um novo artigo de revisão para a revista médica Journal of the American College of Cardiology da Mayo Clinic descreve como a obesidade afeta os exames comuns usados para diagnosticar doenças cardíacas e afeta os tratamentos.
Tener sobrepeso afecta salud cardíaca de más formas que las que podría imaginar. Un nuevo artículo de revisión de la Revista del Colegio Americano de Cardiología de Mayo Clinic describe cómo la obesidad afecta las pruebas comunes que se usan para diagnosticar la enfermedad cardíaca e impacta en los tratamientos.
يؤثر الوزن الزائد على صحة قلبك من نواحٍ قد لا تخطر على بالك. توضح ورقة المراجعة المنشورة في مجلة الكلية الأمريكية لأمراض القلب من مايو كلينك كيف تؤثر السُمنة في الاختبارات الشائعة المُستخدمة في تشخيص مرض القلب وتأثيرها على العلاجات.
For many people who have heart failure, supervised exercise training is safe and may offer substantial improvement in exercise capacity and quality of life, even more than medications.
The researchers found a significant decline in daily step counts that persisted even after most COVID-19–related restrictions were relaxed, suggesting COVID-19 affected long-term behavioral choices. It is currently unknown whether this reduction is steps is clinically meaningful over time.
Louise Valentine, MPH, CHES, ACSM-EP, ACSM-CPT, EIM, has been named ACSM’s Certified Professional of the Year for 2023.
Can your joints predict the weather? Well, actually, maybe, explains a bone specialist at Michigan Medicine.
Physical exercise can help to improve the severity of movement-related symptoms and the quality of life in people with Parkinson’s Disease. Findings from the first Cochrane review of the available evidence found that any type of structured exercise is better than none.
It's sleep awareness week, according to the National Sleep Foundation. It’s important to understand how sleep deprivation can impact your health. Most people recognize that if they don’t get enough sleep, their mood and memory will suffer the next day.
People subjected to mentally demanding tasks are likely to find it harder to go on to perform physical exercise, a study shows.
A new four-legged caregiver, a yellow Labrador/golden retriever named Grayson, is walking the halls of Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation – Fort Worth, a joint venture between Baylor Scott & White and Select Medical. He is the Baylor Scott & White Health’s sixth and newest facility dog, provided through a unique collaboration with not-for-profit Canine Companions®.
It’s basketball fans’ favorite time of year — March Madness. Whether it is the love of basketball, or the thrill of competition, every fan is rooting on a favorite team.What does it take to win it all? Marc Cormier, director of the Sport and Exercise Psychology graduate program housed in the University of Kentucky College of Education Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, and director of Counseling and Sport Psychology Services in UK Athletics, recently explained to UKNow how student-athletes handle high-pressure situations.
The American College of Sports Medicine® (ACSM) has named William Roberts, M.D., FACSM, as the organization’s new chief medical officer. The move was announced by ACSM Chief Executive Officer Kristin Belleson. “Bill is an excellent choice for this critical role and was selected from a deep and impressive pool of candidates,” Belleson said.
Winter, in many places, can be cold and icy, making staying active a challenge. But not maintaining physical activity in the winter can result in painful ramifications for the spine during the spring and summer.
A new study by the University of Missouri and Oklahoma State University found that even when gyms were closed and there were other COVID-19 restrictions limiting face-to-face meetings, older adults who completed the Stay Strong, Stay Healthy exercise program — created at MU in 2005 — continued to maintain long-term exercise habits independently, which resulted in improved lifestyle changes and an increase in both physical energy and self-confidence.
The link between symptoms of COVID-19 and physical inactivity is increasingly evident. An article recently published in the journal Scientific Reports by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil describes a study in which COVID-19 survivors with at least one persistent symptom of the disease were 57% more likely to be sedentary, and the presence of five or more post-acute sequelae of infection by SARS-CoV-2 increased the odds of physical inactivity by 138%.
New research has found that a natural by-product of olive oil production could potentially have antioxidant benefits and support exercise.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics celebrates the role of registered dietitian nutritionists as the food and nutrition experts during Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day on March 8.
Exercise appears to be a potentially effective way of treating premature ejaculation, according to a new peer-reviewed study carried out by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).
Chicago Marathon® participants helped orthopaedic researchers further understand the impact of long-distance running on bone and joint health, specifically knee and hip arthritis in recreational runners.
Engaging in regular moderate to vigorous physical activity at age 11 was associated with better mental health between the ages of 11 and 13, the study found.
El ejercicio ayudó al estudiante universitario Vinay Jani de Delhi, India, a ganar fuerza y perder peso. Pero en 2005, comenzó a tener crisis epilépticas. El control de las crisis epilépticas era difícil de alcanzar, y Jani entró en una depresión. Dejó de hacer ejercicio y recuperó más de la mitad del peso que había perdido.
Health impacts students’ ability to learn. Leaders at MUSC’s Boeing Center for Children’s Wellness (MUSC BCCW) believe that lessons on healthy living can be part of every student’s school experience.
To encourage more active lifestyles, public health agencies recommend mixed-use neighborhoods and “complete” streets that are friendlier to walkers and bikers, but new Cornell University research finds that while those strategies increase physical activity, an urban bias limits their applicability in many parts of the country.
University of South Australia researchers are calling for exercise to be a mainstay approach for managing depression as a new study shows that physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than counselling or the leading medications.
Hace unos años, se consideraba que el levantamiento con peso estaba reservado solo para fisicoculturistas y deportistas. Sin embargo, se han investigado considerablemente los beneficios médicos de levantar pesas. Tener huesos y músculos más fuertes es beneficioso para todas las personas. Piense en incorporar el entrenamiento con peso a su rutina, más allá de su edad, capacidad o nivel de aptitud física.
لاكروس، ولاية ويسكونسن — منذ سنوات، كان يُعتقد بأن رفع الأثقال يقتصر فقط على لاعبي كمال الأجسام والرياضيين. على الرغم من وجود أبحاث هامة حول الفوائد الطبية لرفع الأثقال. حيث يستفيد الجميع من التمتع بعظام وعضلات قوية. لذا، عليك بالتخطيط لإدراج تمارين رفع الأثقال في روتينك، بصرف النظر عن عمرك أو قدراتك أو مستوى لياقتك البدنية.
Anos atrás, acreditava-se que o levantamento de peso era reservado apenas para fisiculturistas e atletas. No entanto, muitas pesquisas significativas foram realizadas sobre os benefícios médicos da musculação. Ossos e músculos mais fortes são benéficos para todas as pessoas. Pense em incorporar a musculação em sua rotina, independentemente da sua idade, habilidade ou nível de condicionamento físico.
A supervised, eight-week exercise program improved symptoms of patients with long COVID better than the current standard self-managed rehabilitation recommendations. The study is published ahead of print in the Journal of Applied Physiology and was chosen as an APSselect article for February.
Exercising at least once a month at any time in adulthood is linked to better cognitive functioning in later life, a new study led by UCL researchers has found.
Breathing practice as well as gradual aerobic exercise may help improve concussion symptoms in teens experiencing slow recovery, according to a preliminary study released today, February 21, 2023, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 75th Annual Meeting being held in person in Boston and live online from April 22-27, 2023. The study found that while the two therapies are each beneficial separately, when combined they resulted in even greater improvement in thinking and memory skills, depression and mood.
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Dementia affects millions of Americans — including nearly one in 10 adults over age 65. While the causes of different dementias vary, a 2020 report from a Lancet commission identified several modifiable risk factors that together account for around 40% of dementia worldwide. Neurologists share how you can reduce your risk for dementia and maintain a healthy brain throughout your life.
Nutrition researchers studied 80 people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and found that those who followed an alternate-day fasting diet and exercised were able to improve their health. In Cell Metabolism, the researchers report that over a period of three months people in the intervention saw increased insulin sensitivity and decreased liver fat, weight and ALT, or alanine transaminase enzymes, which are markers for liver disease.
Physical activity at the right time of the day seems able to increase fat metabolism, at least in mice.
A virtual reality (VR) exercise session may be as effective as telehealth appointments at providing short-term pain relief for women diagnosed with endometriosis, according to the results of a new health study.
Women with continence issues are reluctant to continue many sports and gym programs, but new research has found a way to help women undertake resistance training that will help reduce the risk of stress urinary incontinence.
Penn State College of Medicine researchers confirmed exercise can lead to meaningful reductions in liver fat for patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
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