MeSH tree: G11.427.410.568
Several tools are currently used to assess the health of older people and their risk of future health problems, but it is unclear which perform best. A new study published in BMC Medicine compares seven widely used geriatric ...
Jul 9, 2026
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Following stroke, patients have a hard time performing coordinated movements. Transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) is emerging as a treatment to improve poststroke coordination, but the mechanisms for this motor improvement ...
Jun 22, 2026
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Walking with poles is often associated with trekking, but these accessories are part of a very effective aerobic activity called Nordic walking. The specially designed poles make it a full-body exercise that engages up to ...
Physical activity, particularly walking, is a common recommendation for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, carrying out this activity in polluted areas may increase exposure to airborne contaminants. ...
Jun 18, 2026
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A new study is raising questions about whether human endurance has biological limits shaped long before adulthood—possibly beginning at birth. Researchers are examining whether birth weight, a known risk factor for disease ...
Apr 30, 2026
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On May 6, 1954, Sir Roger Bannister did what was deemed impossible in athletics: he ran a mile in less than four minutes. The milestone was celebrated worldwide, not just by athletics fans. It was considered at the time to ...
Apr 27, 2026
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In a recent study of U.S. adults, walking was—by far—the most popular leisure-time physical activity, while rural residents also enjoyed gardening, hunting and fishing, and urban residents more commonly reported running, ...
Apr 1, 2026
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A new analysis of more than 400,000 UK adults has found that easy-to-collect measures of physical health, particularly how fast someone walks, can significantly improve predictions of mortality risk. This finding was especially ...
Mar 25, 2026
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Imagine arriving at a busy location with people moving around and a multitude of visual and other sensory cues vying for your attention. How does the brain integrate such floods of sensory information and reach a decision ...
Mar 5, 2026
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Aging in later life is often portrayed as a steady slide toward physical and cognitive decline. But a new study by scientists at Yale University suggests an alternate narrative—that older individuals can and do improve over ...
Mar 5, 2026
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