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Researchers make old muscles young again in attempt to combat aging

An international team of scientists have identified for the first time a key factor responsible for declining muscle repair during ageing, and discovered how to halt the process in mice with a common drug. Although an early ...

Medical research created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (17) | comments 21 | with audio podcast

Study shows that high-intensity training boosts cognitive function

A regular exercise routine can make you fitter than ever – mentally fit.

Health created Oct 29, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Scientific breakthrough reveals secret to successful exercise programmes

Do you feel like exercise just leaves you fatigued without any real improvements? A study of cyclists by scientists at the University of Stirling has uncovered the secret to successful training, a discovery ...

Health created Jan 18, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Taking stairs, raking leaves may equal a trip to the gym, study finds

New research at Oregon State University suggests the health benefits of small amounts of activity – even as small as one- and two-minute increments that add up to 30 minutes per day – can be just as beneficial ...

Health created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists find regulator linking exercise to bigger, stronger muscles

Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have isolated a previously unknown protein in muscles that spurs their growth and increased power following resistance exercise. They suggest that artificially raising the protein's ...

Medical research created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lifelong exercise holds key to cognitive well-being

A study by researchers at King's College London highlights a link between lifelong exercise and improved brain function in later life.

Health created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Brief exercise immediately enhances memory, researchers find

(Medical Xpress)—A short burst of moderate exercise enhances the consolidation of memories in both healthy older adults and those with mild cognitive impairment, scientists with UC Irvine's Center for the Neurobiology of ...

Neuroscience created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research shows the parts of the brain involved in judging mate potential

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from Ireland's Trinity College and Caltech in the US have found after analyzing brain scans of young volunteers, that two brain regions appear to be involved the decision making ...

Neuroscience created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Running too far, too fast, and too long speeds progress 'to finish line of life'

Vigorous exercise is good for health, but only if it's limited to a maximum daily dose of between 30 and 50 minutes, say researchers in an editorial published online in Heart.

Health created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Study reveals origins of body fat

(Medical Xpress)—Yale School of Medicine researchers have answered a question millions regularly and plaintively ask themselves: Where did all that fat come from?

Medical research created Feb 24, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Whoa there! A quick switch to 'barefoot' shoes can be bad to the bone

(Medical Xpress)—For the growing number of runners who are considering trying "barefoot" five-finger running shoes, researchers at BYU have a message for you: Take it slow!

Health created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Cognitive decline 'reversed' in one in four people

(Medical Xpress)—One in four elderly people with mild cognitive impairment – a precursor to dementia – naturally 'reverts' to normal cognition, research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Researchers identify promising treatments for chronic fatigue

(Medical Xpress)—Two treatments most likely to lead to recovery from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have been identified by UK researchers.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (12) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Exercise improves memory, thinking after stroke, study finds

Just six months of exercise can improve memory, language, thinking and judgment problems by almost 50 per cent, says a study presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress.

Cardiology created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Aerobic exercise boosts brain power

The physical benefits of regular exercise and remaining physically active, especially as we age, are well documented. However, it appears that it is not only the body which benefits from exercise, but the mind too. The evidence ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Physical exercise

Physical exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health. It is performed for many different reasons. These include strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance and for enjoyment. Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system, and helps prevent the "diseases of affluence" such as heart disease, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity. It also improves mental health and helps prevent depression. Childhood obesity is a growing global[citation needed] concern and physical exercise may help decrease the effects of childhood obesity in developed countries.

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