A supplement widely promoted for athletic performance may interfere with some of the heart's beneficial adaptations to exercise, according to new Dalhousie University research published in Scientific Reports.
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A research team from the School of Public Health at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has found that brisk interval walking performed once a week can significantly improve body fat reduction ...
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Non-concussive head impacts—hits to the head that don't cause clinically detectable symptoms—are correlated with subsequent changes to the gut microbiome in a small sample of US collegiate football players, according to a ...
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Packing in the protein is all the rage. From cereal to pasta to nacho chips and more, food manufacturers are trying to get as much of the stuff into their products as possible, and one of the benefits they tout is that protein ...
May 11, 2026
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New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026) in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) and published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health shows that doing around 8,500 steps ...
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You've just finished a workout, lungs burning, heart pumping, and you feel energized and ready to take on the day. That's your brain rewarding you with a hit of dopamine—the feel-good hormone that exercise is known to trigger.
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If you've ever watched a game of Australian rules football, rugby league or basketball, you've probably seen it happen: a player lands awkwardly, grabs their knee, and doesn't get back up.
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The "talk test" is often used as a low-tech way to measure exercise intensity: If you can easily talk or even sing, your workout is fairly light, but if conversation is difficult, you are exercising vigorously.
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While some people can spring out of bed at six in the morning and go straight into their day, others prefer to wake up later as they're most productive in the afternoon or evening. This difference is due to your chronotype—the ...
May 12, 2026
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Frozen shoulder can make simple tasks—such as lifting your arm, sleeping on your side, getting out of bed, putting on a bra, driving or playing with your kids—painful and challenging.
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