A little-studied liver protein may be responsible for the well-known benefits of exercise on the aging brain, according to a new study in mice by scientists in the UC San Francisco Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regeneration ...
Jul 9, 2020
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It's clear that staying active is key to being healthy, and fitness trackers and smartwatches have become popular tools for tracking activity.
Jan 30, 2023
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The most comprehensive review of the effects of sedentary behavior on health and risk of death has intensified the call to reduce time spent being sedentary as well as increasing physical activity.
Aug 30, 2023
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You have your runners on, your FitBit is charged, but now what?
Apr 1, 2019
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During aging, mice, like humans, become inactive and lose muscle mass and strength. A team of scientists led by Johan Auwerx at EPFL have now discovered that when mice age, their muscles become packed with ceramides. Ceramides, ...
Dec 16, 2022
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Corticosteroid injections are a common treatment option for pain and inflammation in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip. But a new study adds to concerns that hip steroid injections may lead to increased rates of a serious ...
Sep 23, 2021
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Adults could achieve global physical activity targets by walking inefficiently for just a few minutes each day, finds a study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.
Dec 21, 2022
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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that skeletal muscle satellite cells, key players in muscle repair, proliferate better in low glucose environments. This is contrary to conventional wisdom that says ...
Apr 5, 2021
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Dr. Prakash Jayabalan has long pondered why more non-operative treatment options aren't available to patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), particularly because it is the most common cause of disability in the U.S.
May 12, 2022
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Weak muscles and abdominal fat are a dangerous combination for older people who have difficulty walking. A study conducted by researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, ...
Aug 31, 2021
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