Overweight & Obesity
Weightlifting your way to weight loss
Look at a bodybuilder who has bulked up with bulging muscles, and it might not seem that lifting weights can shed pounds. But first impressions can be deceiving.
Jan 12, 2023
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News tagged with muscle strength
Surgery
Knee extension velocity predicts walking performance in elderly patients after knee arthroplasty
"Speed or strength, which is more important?" This may be a critical question not only for athletes, but also knee surgery patients. Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have revealed that knee extension velocity while ...
Jan 12, 2023
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Health
It's OK to aim lower with your new year's exercise resolutions. A few minutes a day can improve your muscle strength
One of the most popular new year's resolutions is to exercise more. Many of us set ambitious goals requiring a big, regular commitment, but then abandon them because they're too much to fit in. Plans to exercise more in the ...
Jan 3, 2023
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Health
Five ways to avoid pain and injury when starting a new exercise regime
Getting in the habit of exercising isn't easy. Not only is finding the time to exercise a major deterrent for people, the fear of aches, pain and injuries is also a reason that people put off starting a new exercise regime.
Dec 30, 2022
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Health
Study shows vitamin D deficiency could increase older people's risk of losing muscle strength by as much as 78%
Vitamin D plays an important role in the regulation of calcium and phosphorus absorption by an organism. It also helps keep the brain and immune system working. Researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) ...
Dec 13, 2022
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Neuroscience
Group exercise boosts physical, mental health for older adults, study finds
Stephen Ball has dedicated his career to improving the health of older Missourians through exercise. In 2005, he launched the University of Missouri's 'Stay Strong Stay Healthy' strength training program, which has reached ...
Dec 6, 2022
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Health
Why does night shift increase the risk of cancer, diabetes and heart disease? Here's what we know so far
Shift work means businesses and organizations can be productive for 24-hours a day. It was initially adopted to protect camps or cities against predators, enemies or disasters.
Nov 29, 2022
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Medical research
Old mice regain leg strength after antibody treatment
Muscle stem cells, the cells in muscle fibers that generate new muscle cells after injury or exercise, lose their potency with age. But a study by researchers at Stanford Medicine shows that old mice regain the leg muscle ...
Nov 17, 2022
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Autism spectrum disorders
New research shows that telehealth is a viable model for movement interventions in children with autism
n the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when some medical care shifted to a telehealth delivery model, Sudha Srinivasan, assistant professor of kinesiology in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, was ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Health
Is muscle weakness the new smoking? Grip strength tied to accelerated biological age, study shows
Everyone ages at a different pace. That's why two 50-year-olds, despite living the same number of years, may have different biological ages—meaning that a host of intrinsic and extrinsic factors have caused them to age ...
Nov 10, 2022
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