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Exercise for patients with major depression: What kind, how intense, how often?

Exercise has been shown to be an effective treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD), both when used alone and in combination with other treatments. There's now sufficient research data to provide specific guidance on ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 10, 2013 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Smoking prevention in schools: Does it work?

Smoking prevention in schools reduces the number of young people who will later become smokers, according to a new systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. For young people who have never smoked, these progra ...

Health created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Lift weights to lower blood sugar? White muscle helps keep blood glucose levels under control

Researchers in the Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan have challenged a long-held belief that whitening of skeletal muscle in diabetes is harmful.

Medical research created Apr 07, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research shows the trajectory of cognitive decline can be altered in seniors at risk for dementia

Cognitive decline is a pressing global health care issue. Worldwide, one case of dementia is detected every seven seconds. Mild cognitive impairment is a well recognized risk factor for dementia, and represents a critical ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fish oil key in preventing sarcopenia in the elderly?

Presented last week at the British Science Festival, a new study by University of Aberdeen scientists will examine if the consumption of fish oil combined with weight training exercises could help protect ...

Health created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Exercise improves quality of life in type 2 diabetes

(HealthDay)—For people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a nine-month aerobic and resistance training program significantly improves quality of life (QOL) compared with no exercise, according to research ...

Diabetes created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tai Chi program helps Parkinson's disease patients

An Oregon Research Institute (ORI) exercise study conducted in four Oregon cities has shown significant benefits for patients with mild-to-moderate Parkinson's disease. In an original article published in the February 9, ...

Health created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Which nutritional factors help preserve muscle mass, strength and performance in seniors?

Sarcopenia, or the gradual loss of muscle mass, is a common consequence of ageing, and poses a significant risk factor for disability in older adults. As muscle strength plays an important role in the tendency to fall, sarcopenia ...

Health created Jan 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Cold water baths reduce muscle soreness but evidence lacking on safety

Plunging into cold water after exercise may be an effective way to reduce muscle soreness, but it is unclear whether there are harmful side effects. These are the conclusions of a new systematic review of cold water immersion ...

Health created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Is it safe to exercise while undergoing cancer treatment?

Exercise can improve the quality of life for cancer survivors as well as for patients still undergoing treatment, based on an extensive review I was involved in as a research librarian. The massive study was a systematic ...

Cancer created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exercise may improve quality of life during and after cancer

Exercise may improve quality of life for people with cancer, according to Cochrane researchers. In two separate Cochrane systematic reviews, the authors gathered together evidence showing that activities such as walking and ...

Cancer created Aug 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

For those short on time, aerobic, not resistance, exercise is best bet for weight, fat loss

A new study led by North Carolina researchers has found that when it comes to weight- and fat loss, aerobic training is better than resistance training. The study is believed to the largest randomized trial to directly compare ...

Health created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Building muscle without heavy weights

Weight training at a lower intensity but with more repetitions may be as effective for building muscle as lifting heavy weights says a new opinion piece in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism.

Health created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Endurance training cuts lipid-induced insulin resistance

(HealthDay) -- Endurance training seems to lessen the effect of lipid-induced insulin resistance, specifically by preventing lipid-induced reduction in nonoxidative glucose disposal (NOGD), according to a ...

Diabetes created Jul 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Shared decision-making between doctors and patients can reduce antibiotic use

A training tool that helps physicians involve patients in decision-making can reduce the use of antibiotics for acute respiratory infections, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). ...

Medications created Jul 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0