Health
Walk this way—it's quite good for you
Walking is sometimes equated with simplicity itself. If your task is a "walk in the park," it might require little more than baby steps to get things moving.
Apr 2, 2024
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News tagged with physical activity
Sleep disorders
Move more, sleep better: Study finds physical activity lengthens REM latency
A new study by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin provides what may be the most reliable validation to date of the connection between physical activity, sleep quality and psychological ...
Apr 1, 2024
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Health
Take steps towards a longer, healthier life on National Walking Day
Physical activity is one of the best ways to improve overall health and manage stress. Unfortunately, 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. are sedentary for more than eight hours each day, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Apr 1, 2024
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Cardiology
Study suggests high blood pressure could begin in childhood
Children and teenagers living with overweight or obesity are more likely to have high blood pressure as adults (aged 50–64 years), suggesting the processes behind the condition could begin as early as childhood, suggests ...
Mar 31, 2024
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Neuroscience
Professor discusses what's new in concussion treatment and management
There have been significant changes in the last few years in how concussions are identified and treated. Steven Broglio, director of the Michigan Concussion Center and professor at the U-M School of Kinesiology, can discuss.
Mar 29, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First performance standards published to measure the effectiveness of lifestyle medicine treatments
An expert panel has published the first performance measures to identify remission and evaluate the effectiveness of lifestyle medicine treatments, which will allow more objective comparisons between lifestyle behavior interventions ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Health
For healthy spring cleaning, think NEAT (and dust carefully), says heart specialist
As traditions go, spring cleaning probably doesn't bring the thrills that come from watching a college basketball tournament, taking a break at the beach or spying the first robins outside your window.
Mar 28, 2024
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Genetics
Higher genetic risk of obesity means working out harder for same results, study shows
Persons with a higher genetic risk of obesity need to work out harder than those of moderate or low genetic risk to avoid becoming obese, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) paper published in JAMA ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Health
Research suggests physical activity can protect from chronic pain
In 2023, researchers from UiT The Arctic University of Norway, the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN), and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health found that among more than 10,000 adults, those who were physically ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Cardiology
New trial highlights promising intervention to reduce sitting and improve blood pressure in older adults
A new Kaiser Permanente study found that a health coaching intervention successfully reduced sitting time for a group of older adults by just over 30 minutes a day. Study participants also showed meaningful improvements in ...
Mar 27, 2024
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