Neuroscience
Exercise aids recovery from brain injury
Exercise is an important part of recovery for people with brain injury, University of Queensland researchers have found.
Nov 20, 2017
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News tagged with exercise performance
Health
Trends in kids' fitness not as bad as assumed
Global increases in childhood obesity are frequently assumed to go hand-in-hand with decreased motor performance in young children. But, according to a report in Frontiers in Pediatrics, first graders around Baden-Baden, ...
Oct 31, 2017
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Neuroscience
Brain stimulation can improve athletic performance
Research by the University of Kent into the effects of brain stimulation on athletes' performance has demonstrated that it is an effective way to improve endurance.
Oct 12, 2017
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Health
Calorie reduction + exercise = better muscle function in older adults
Improved muscle performance starts with better mitochondrial function. Older adults who are overweight may improve their muscle function with a weight loss program that combines exercise and calorie reduction, according to ...
Aug 29, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How physical exercise prevents dementia
Numerous studies have shown that physical exercise seems beneficial in the prevention of cognitive impairment and dementia in old age. Now researchers at Goethe University Frankfurt have explored in one of the first studies ...
Jul 21, 2017
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Health
Women are not affected by their menstrual cycle during exercise heat stress
Menstrual cycle phase does not affect a woman's autonomic heat responses (skin blood flow and sweating) at rest or during fixed intensity exercise.
Nov 30, 2016
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Diabetes
Physically fit adults have lower statin-induced diabetes risk
Being fit may protect those who take cholesterol-lowering statins from developing statin-induced Type 2 diabetes, according to a preliminary study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2016.
Nov 14, 2016
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Cardiology
Aquatic treadmill walking may increase exercise capacity after stroke
For patients in rehabilitation after a stroke, walking on an underwater treadmill produces better measures of exercise performance compared to conventional treadmill walking, reports a study in the American Journal of Physical ...
Aug 23, 2016
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Medical research
Bone hormone boosts muscle performance during exercise but declines with age
When we exercise, our bones produce a hormone called osteocalcin that increases muscle performance, according to a study publishing June 14 in a Cell Metabolism special issue on aging. Osteocalcin naturally declines in humans ...
Jun 14, 2016
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Sleep disorders
CPAP ups exercise performance in tracheobronchomalacia
(HealthDay)—Use of a portable continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device can augment exercise performance in tracheobronchomalacia, according to research published online March 16 in the American Journal of Respiratory ...
Mar 28, 2016
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