Health
High-mileage runners expend less energy
(HealthDay)—The bodies of runners who put in a lot of mileage appear to be more efficient at running compared to those who run less, a new study finds.
Jan 27, 2017
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Women exercisers face health risk if not keeping up energy intake
Many New Zealand women who exercise recreationally could be risking their health by not eating enough to match the energy they expend, new University of Otago research suggests.
Jan 10, 2017
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Medical research
Natural compound reduces signs of aging in healthy mice
Much of human health hinges on how well the body manufactures and uses energy. For reasons that remain unclear, cells' ability to produce energy declines with age, prompting scientists to suspect that the steady loss of efficiency ...
Oct 27, 2016
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Health
Standing up for weight management
Alternating positions between standing and sitting while performing deskwork could make the difference in whether the thin red needle in your bathroom scale tilts to the left or the right of your goal weight.
Aug 29, 2016
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Pediatrics
Research examines link between physically active children and healthy adulthood
Finally, the warm weather has arrived. And with it, no doubt, a return to the outdoors for neighbourhood kids who can't wait to get out there and burn some energy.
Apr 21, 2016
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Medical research
Microreactor replaces animal testing
Researchers all over Europe are working on alternatives to animal testing that can be used to evaluate the adverse side-effects of medications. But many of these test methods still present problems. A microreactor developed ...
Feb 2, 2016
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Medical research
New research shows it is easier for women to gain weight
For many people preventing weight gain can seem like an uphill struggle but scientists led by the University of Aberdeen have discovered why it may be even harder for women.
Feb 1, 2016
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Medical research
Why you won't lose weight with exercise alone
Exercise by itself isn't always enough to take off the weight. Now, evidence reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on January 28 helps to explain why that is: our bodies adapt to higher activity levels, so that ...
Jan 28, 2016
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Medical research
Brain receptor regulates fat burning in cells
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered an unusual regulator of body weight and the metabolic syndrome: a molecular mechanism more commonly associated with brain cells. Lowering levels of P75 neurotrophin receptor ...
Jan 12, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Emails reveal Coke's role in anti-obesity group
A nonprofit founded to combat obesity says the $1.5 million it received from Coke has no influence on its work.
Nov 24, 2015
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