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Why some concussions are worse than others
As organs go, the human brain is an odd one. It's remarkably big relative to our bodies, for starters. It's also wrinklier than most, with a complex, folded surface making space for the tens of billions of interconnected ...
Dec 12, 2024
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'Pressure makes diamonds': How Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout can get even faster
At just 16 years of age, Gout Gout captured the world's attention with his record-breaking performance at the Australian National All-Schools Championships.
Dec 11, 2024
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Are you getting enough protein?
Are you getting too much protein, not enough or just the right amount? The answer? It depends. Your gender, age, activities, use of weight-loss medication or supplements and other factors can affect your protein needs.
Dec 11, 2024
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Short-term cognitive boost from exercise may last for 24 hours, suggests study
The short-term boost our brains get after we do exercise persists throughout the following day, suggests a study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.
Dec 10, 2024
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Cardiorespiratory fitness linked to preservation of cognitive abilities in older age
Higher cardiorespiratory fitness in older age is linked to the preservation of several core aspects of cognitive ability that are vulnerable to age-related decline, finds research published online in the British Journal of ...
Dec 10, 2024
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Minimally invasive lumbar decompression found to alleviate pain from lumbar spinal stenosis
The minimally invasive lumbar decompression (mild) procedure provides pain relief and improved physical function for at least a year in patients suffering from lumbar spinal stenosis, according to a study presented at the ...
Dec 10, 2024
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New international guideline on diabetes and exercise
Professor Dr. Othmar Moser from the University of Bayreuth is the lead author of the new international guideline on exercise and type 1 diabetes. A total of 26 international authors contributed to the position paper, which ...
Dec 10, 2024
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Visual resistance training for athletes improves reaction times, study finds
Professional athletic sports require elite athletes to function at the very limit of their abilities. After all, their competition consists entirely of other elite athletes trying to do just that. In this environment of fast-paced ...
Repeated head impacts drive brain degeneration patterns in chronic traumatic encephalopathy, study finds
A new study from researchers at the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease and CTE Center is helping solve the mystery as to why the brain shrinks in a unique pattern, known as atrophy, in chronic traumatic encephalopathy ...
Dec 9, 2024
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Study finds no evidence high dementia risk among former professional soccer players is driven by lifestyle factors
A new study has found no evidence that common modifiable health and lifestyle risk factors are responsible for the elevated dementia risk observed among former professional soccer players.
Dec 9, 2024
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Small weight gains increase risk of back pain and disability for males, study finds
A comprehensive two-decades long study of 695 men living in Geelong found that gaining as little as three kilograms of weight over five years is linked to back pain and high rates of disability ten years later, highlighting ...
Dec 9, 2024
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Fast-acting sub-perception therapy spinal cord stimulation found to reduce back pain
Patients with chronic pain treated with the novel Fast-Acting Sub-Perception Therapy (FAST) spinal cord stimulation (SCS) systems may achieve significant and durable pain relief for up to 12 months of follow-up, according ...
Dec 9, 2024
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Five ways to make your daily walks even more beneficial
Physical activity doesn't need to be complicated. Even just a brisk, ten-minute daily walk can deliver a host of health benefits—lowering the risk of several diseases, including heart disease, stroke and several cancers.
Dec 7, 2024
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Handgrip strength is a reliable predictor for age-related disease and disability, finds study
A study led by the University of South Australia and conducted in collaboration with 140 authors across the globe, has created the world's largest and most geographically comprehensive international norms for handgrip strength, ...
Dec 6, 2024
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Genicular artery embolization effective, safe for knee osteoarthritis
Genicular artery embolization (GEA) is effective and safe for reducing osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms among patients with knee OA that is refractory to conservative therapy, according to a study presented at the annual meeting ...
Dec 6, 2024
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Moderate physical activity can help protect nerve cells and foster healthy aging
We all know that exercise is the answer to just about everything. But did you know that you don't have to exercise like a maniac every day to reap some of the benefits?
Dec 5, 2024
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Odds of chronic traumatic encephalopathy for male ice hockey players increase by 34% with each year played, study finds
The largest study ever of 77 deceased male ice hockey players by the Boston University CTE Center found that the odds of having chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increased by 34% each year played, and 18 of 19 National ...
Dec 4, 2024
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Gender inequities may distort estimates of anterior cruciate ligament injury rates among women, study suggests
A study by the Harvard GenderSci Lab in the British Journal of Sports Medicine reveals systematic biases in a key metric used in estimates of sex disparities in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury rates in sports.
Dec 4, 2024
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Is weightlifting safe for kids and teens? Here's what parents need to know
Muscular physiques have always been popular, but in the last decade or so people around the world have become increasingly conscious of their body image, largely due to social media like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. This ...
Dec 4, 2024
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Ease seasonal affective disorder with exercise routine
As the days start getting shorter and darker, people might feel impacted by seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The downturn in mood that happens with the change in light is likely associated with decreased levels of neurotransmitters, ...
Dec 4, 2024
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Does altered gait following anterior cruciate ligament surgery contribute to additional knee problems?
For people with an injured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee, surgical ACL reconstruction (ACLR) is an effective treatment for restoring joint stability. However, many treated patients still develop additional ...
Dec 4, 2024
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Small amounts of incidental vigorous physical exertion may almost halve major cardiovascular events risk in women
Short bursts of incidental vigorous physical exertion, lasting less than a minute each, may almost halve the risk of a major cardiovascular event, such as heart attack or heart failure among women who don't exercise regularly, ...
Dec 3, 2024
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Controlling a cancer-associated gene can mimic muscle growth from exercise
Researchers have long known that there is a relationship between the cancer-associated gene MYC (pronounced "Mick") and exercise adaptation. When human muscles are exercised, MYC is found to increase transiently in abundance ...
Dec 3, 2024
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