Health
Exercise reduces risk of airway disease
Exercise appears to reduce the long-term risk of bronchiectasis, a potentially serious disease of the airways, according to a study published in the journal Radiology.
Apr 27, 2021
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News tagged with fitness
Oncology & Cancer
Football Fitness gives an important boost to health in women treated for breast cancer
The University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Rigshospitalet and the University of Copenhagen have come together to study the effects of Football Fitness on various health parameters and self-rated health following treatment ...
Apr 26, 2021
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Health
Heart failure and stroke rising in men under 40
Heart failure and stroke are unusual diagnoses among younger people. But they are now clearly on the rise in men below the age of 40, according to a University of Gothenburg study. The scientists have found links to obesity ...
Apr 08, 2021
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Immunology
Skeletal muscles play a critical role in defense against septic infection
A team of investigators, led by Thomas Clanton, Ph.D. from the Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Performance, demonstrated for the first time that skeletal muscles do indeed play ...
Apr 02, 2021
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Pediatrics
Cardiorespiratory fitness improves grades at school
Recent studies indicate a link between children's cardiorespiratory fitness and their school performance: the more athletic they are, the better their marks in the main subjects—French and mathematics. Similarly, cardiorespiratory ...
Mar 30, 2021
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Pediatrics
Children who are physically fitter have bigger brains, new study finds
Children with a higher level of physical fitness have larger brains, and both aerobic capacity and strength/speed are related to the amount of gray and white matter in the brain, meaning that overweight or obese children ...
Mar 23, 2021
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Overweight & Obesity
Wearable fitness trackers/step counters help the overweight/obese to shed the pounds: study
Wearable fitness trackers and step counters help people who are overweight/obese and/or who have weight-related health conditions to shed the pounds, finds a pooled data analysis of the existing evidence, published online ...
Mar 17, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Q&A: How owning pets can lead to a healthier lifestyle
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have been working from home as a result of COVID-19. The adjustment has been difficult, and created a lot of stress and strain on my mental and physical health. I find that I spend much of my time in front ...
Mar 10, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Masks vital to stopping COVID at gyms, studies show
(HealthDay)—If you think you can safely exercise without your mask in a gym during the pandemic, two new government reports show you are mistaken.
Feb 25, 2021
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Health
Preschoolers with higher cardiorespiratory fitness do better on cognitive tests
Researchers report that 4-6-year-old children who walk further than their peers during a timed test—a method used to estimate cardiorespiratory health—also do better on cognitive tests and other measures of brain function. ...
Feb 18, 2021
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