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When muscles work out, they help neurons grow: Biochemical and physical effects of exercise could help heal nerves
There's no doubt that exercise does a body good. Regular activity not only strengthens muscles but can bolster our bones, blood vessels, and immune system.
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Anticipation in sports: Why do some athletes seem to be one step ahead of their opponents?
With less than 30 seconds remaining in the Australia-Belgium women's basketball bronze medal game at the Paris Olympics, Belgium was trailing by three points and on the attack, advancing the ball to a player for what seemed ...
16 hours ago
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Tendons play an important role in our health and fitness—here's how to keep them strong
When it comes to fitness, most workouts place the focus on building strength and definition in your muscles. But our muscles aren't the only structures in our body that help us lift, run and do most of our daily tasks.
Nov 11, 2024
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Strength training early in life can set up kids and adolescents for a lifetime of health and well-being
"Aren't they a little young for that?"
Nov 11, 2024
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While more is better, even moderate amounts of exercise may reduce risk for common heart condition
Adding an extra hour every week of physical activity may lower the chance of developing the most common type of irregular heartbeat (arrythmia) by 11%, a new study shows.
Nov 11, 2024
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Negative body image affects ability to learn and perform physical movements, study finds
Self-consciousness about one's body has a direct impact on the ability to learn and perform movement tasks, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Toronto's Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education ...
Nov 11, 2024
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Data suggest exercise programs help cut 'baby blues' severity and major depression risk
Exercise-only programs help cut the severity of the 'baby blues' and the risk of major clinical depression in new mothers, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the British Journal of Sports ...
Nov 8, 2024
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Large-scale study uncovers genetic factors associated with disk herniations
Lumbar disk herniation is one of the most common structural changes in the lower back and the most common cause of radiating pain, or sciatica, in the leg. Hereditary risk factors for disk herniations were investigated in ...
Nov 7, 2024
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An extra five minutes of exercise per day could help to lower blood pressure
Adding small amounts of exercise into daily routine, such as climbing stairs or cycling errands, could help to reduce blood pressure, with just five additional minutes a day estimated to yield improvements, finds a new study ...
Nov 7, 2024
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Elite coaches see compassion as a path to better performance
It may sound like a contradiction to talk about compassion in the competitive world of elite sport. After all, isn't elite sport all about becoming hardened to resistance and adversity?
Nov 7, 2024
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A quick return to school and light exercise may help kids recover from concussions
During cheerleading practice in April, Jana Duey's sixth-grade daughter, Karter, sustained a concussion when she fell several feet headfirst onto a gym floor mat. Days after, Karter still had a headache, dizziness, and sensitivity ...
Nov 7, 2024
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Light physical activity linked to improved vascular parameters in rheumatoid arthritis
Sedentary behavior (SB) is negatively associated and light physical activity (PA) is positively associated with vascular parameters among postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study published ...
Nov 6, 2024
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Researchers reveal the long, silent history of sports concussion
University of Queensland researchers have uncovered the hidden history of concussion in sport, finding the brain-trauma crisis has a long and complex past.
Nov 5, 2024
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Wrist mobility study finds people underestimate their movement limits
When it comes to estimating one's own mobility, the brain turns out to be notoriously pessimistic. People can bend their wrist further than they think.
Nov 4, 2024
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An Indigenous person is four times more likely to die from diabetes—we need to better understand how exercise can help
It's estimated almost 1.9 million Australians have diabetes, and numbers are growing. Between 2013 and 2023, the total number of people known to be living with diabetes across the country rose by 32%.
Nov 4, 2024
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Preserving native alignment for surgical outcomes in patients undergoing knee replacement surgery
When performing knee replacement surgery, also called total knee arthroplasty, doctors traditionally try to align the hip, knee, and ankle in a straight line, forming a neutral alignment, rather than replicating the patient's ...
Nov 4, 2024
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Prolonged sitting can sabotage health, even if you're young and exercise
Between long commutes, Zoom-packed workdays and evenings of streaming and scrolling, Millennials now spend more than 60 hours per week sitting, potentially boosting their heart disease risk and accelerating other signs of ...
Nov 1, 2024
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Research shows therapeutic virtual yoga program can be effective for chronic low back pain
Cleveland Clinic researchers found that a 12-week therapeutic virtual yoga program for chronic low back pain can be a feasible, safe and effective treatment option. The findings are published in JAMA Network Open.
Nov 1, 2024
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Streamlined process simplifies digital reconstruction of bones
Researchers at the University of Alberta have fine-tuned a process for creating accurate digital 3D reconstructions of human bones, offering students and researchers a cost-effective and accessible way to study anatomy and ...
Oct 31, 2024
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Exercise cuts dependence in those with alcohol use disorder, review finds
An exercise intervention can effectively reduce alcohol dependence in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to a review published online Oct. 30 in PLOS ONE.
Oct 31, 2024
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Total hip replacement superior to resistance training for reducing hip pain, improving function
Total hip replacement results in superior reduction in hip pain and improved hip function at six months compared with resistance training among patients aged 50 years or older with severe hip osteoarthritis and an indication ...
Oct 31, 2024
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Both quick thrills and long-term goals make runners happy
Running the Göteborgsvarvet to set a new personal best can make you just as happy as running the marathon as a fun activity with friends. This is according to a new study from the School of Business, Economics and Law at ...
Oct 30, 2024
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'Weekend warrior' exercise pattern may equal more frequent sessions for lowering cognitive decline risk
Just one or two sessions of physical activity at the weekend—a pattern of exercise dubbed 'weekend warrior'—may be just as likely to lower the risk of cognitive decline, which can often precede dementia, as more frequent ...
Oct 29, 2024
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Physical activity of any intensity linked to lower risk of death after dementia diagnosis
Physical activity of any intensity after a diagnosis of dementia is associated with around a 30% lower risk of death, finds research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Oct 29, 2024
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