Health
Flexibility: A must at every age
(HealthDay)—Flexibility is a component of all types of movement—from everyday activities to the most rigorous exercises. Being flexible helps you stay mobile and avoid injury.
Dec 26, 2018
0
0
Page 7 - News tagged with flexibility
Oncology & Cancer
Quicker, safer test could accurately detect some bowel cancers
Patients with suspected bowel cancer could be offered a quicker test to assess their cancer risk.
Dec 20, 2018
0
6
Gerontology & Geriatrics
Mind-body exercises may improve cognitive function as adults age
Mind-body exercises—especially tai chi and dance mind-body exercise—are beneficial for improving global cognition, cognitive flexibility, working memory, verbal fluency, and learning in older adults. The findings come ...
Dec 19, 2018
0
7
Gerontology & Geriatrics
Tenacious and flexible goal pursuit gets older people on the move
Tenacious goal pursuit and flexible goal adjustment have been shown to help maintain psychological well-being despite age related challenges and losses. A recent study demonstrates that tenacity and flexibility are beneficial ...
Dec 10, 2018
0
0
Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain training app helps reduce OCD symptoms, study finds
A 'brain training' app developed at the University of Cambridge could help people who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) manage their symptoms, which may typically include excessive handwashing and contamination ...
Oct 23, 2018
0
317
Health
Kids' sleep may suffer from moms' tight work schedules
It may be tough for working moms to get a good night's sleep, but working tight hours may affect their children's sleep, too.
Oct 15, 2018
0
0
Neuroscience
In rats, perinatal exposure to phthalates impairs brain structure and function
Male and female rats exposed in the womb and during lactation to plasticizing chemicals known as phthalates had significantly fewer neurons and synapses than those that were not exposed, researchers report in a new study. ...
Jul 16, 2018
0
10
Psychology & Psychiatry
Extreme stress during childhood can hurt social learning for years to come
Each year, more than 6 million children in the United States are referred to Child Protective Services for abuse or neglect. Previous research on the consequences of early life stress and child maltreatment shows that these ...
Jun 20, 2018
0
1
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Four questions—chronic pain and how it affects the brain
Chronic pain affects an estimated 100 million Americans, and its impact goes beyond physical discomfort.
May 17, 2018
0
56
Oncology & Cancer
Sigmoidoscopy reduces colon cancer risk for men, but not women
Offering sigmoidoscopy screening to men and women in Norway reduced colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality in men, but had little or no effect in women. These findings suggest that current guidelines recommending ...
Apr 23, 2018
0
2
