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Variety is key for the fittest Americans
(HealthDay)—Very fit American adults enjoy a wider range of physical activities than those who are less active, a new study finds.
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Cancer cachexia: Extracellular ligand helps to prevent muscle loss
Cancer cachexia is a complex metabolic disease accounting for approximately one third of all cancer-related deaths worldwide. So far, there is no effective therapy for this muscle wasting disease. Researchers from the Leibniz ...
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Neuroscience
Dementia gene: Heading soccer balls increases brain risks for certain players
Startling new evidence from medical investigators in New York suggests that "heading" a ball in soccer—in which players propel it with their heads—can lead to cognitive impairment in members of the sport who are endowed ...
Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Height limits for 'blade runners' baseless, new study suggests
Before hitting the track to compete in an officially sanctioned race, some elite Paralympic sprinters must do something most runners would find incredibly unsettling: remove their legs and swap them out with ones that make ...
Feb 21, 2020
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Virtual games help people stand and walk in rehab
Virtual reality video games, activity monitors, and handheld computer devices can help people stand as well as walk, the largest trial worldwide into the effects of digital devices in rehabilitation has found.
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Thanks to backpacks, public school students may have better core strength than homeschoolers
Lugging a heavy backpack to school probably seems like a burden to most public school students, but it might explain a health advantage over home-schooled children: A heartier core.
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Are ACL tears really more common in women?
It may be hard to remember a time when it was uncommon for girls and women to play competitive sports, but it's not exactly ancient history. The 1972 passage of Title IX, which mandated equal access for women to participate ...
Feb 18, 2020
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Neuroscience
Moderate intensity exercise can benefit memory performance
Kent research has found that moderate intensity exercise such as brisk walking, water aerobics or cycling can have the most beneficial effect on memory performance.
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Diabetes
Kinesiology and medicine researchers examine how diabetes affects bone strength
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) are hoping to find the answer.
Feb 17, 2020
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Wearable trackers estimate fitness levels without high-intensity exercise
Researchers have developed a method to estimate cardiorespiratory fitness levels that could be applied to data captured by wearable fitness trackers during activities of daily life. This could facilitate testing for those ...
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