Gerontology & Geriatrics
Why age is no barrier to keeping fit and healthy
It's often said that a major sign you're getting older is when you struggle to recover from exercise as quickly as you did back in your younger days.
Apr 23, 2021
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News tagged with group training
Neuroscience
Mnemonic device used to improve short-term memory found to also improve longer term memory
A team of researchers from the Netherlands, Austria and Germany has found that a well-known mnemonic device used to improve short-term memory also improves longer-term memory. In their paper published in the journal Science ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
High-intensity strength training no added benefit for knee osteoarthritis
High-intensity strength training does not significantly improve knee pain with osteoarthritis compared with low-intensity strength training or a control condition, according to a study published in the Feb. 16 issue of the ...
Feb 17, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Virtual reality helping to treat fear of heights
Researchers from the University of Basel have developed a virtual reality app for smartphones to reduce fear of heights. Now, they have conducted a clinical trial to study its efficacy. Trial participants who spent a total ...
Feb 10, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
High intensity training best for older people
Five years of high-intensity interval training increased quality of life, improved fitness and might very well have extended the lives of participants in the Generation 100 study.
Oct 8, 2020
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Autism spectrum disorders
Telehealth trains parents to improve behavior skills of children with autism
Training parents of children with autism spectrum disorder virtually about early behavioral intervention is an accessible and effective approach during the coronavirus pandemic or in other instances when in-person instruction ...
Oct 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Strength training benefits patients with cirrhosis
Three hours of weekly strength training combined with protein supplements leads to both bigger and stronger muscles in patients with cirrhosis. This is shown by a new study from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital.
Jun 12, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Governments urged to act now to prevent coronavirus suicide risk
Governments need to give 'urgent consideration' to their public health response to prevent any possible impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the number of suicides, experts warn.
Apr 22, 2020
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Health
Training the brain to quit smoking
In many ways, the decline of smoking is one of America's great public health success stories. Before the Surgeon General released a damning report on smoking and health in 1964, more than 40 percent of American adults smoked. ...
Nov 22, 2019
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Health
Talking with trained doctors can help abused women
Women who are experiencing intimate partner violence feel better supported, more confident, and less depressed when trained family doctors counsel them, according to new research in the journal Family Practice.
Nov 13, 2019
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