Cardiology

Time essential when treating cardiac arrest in athletes

For minutes that seemed to drag on endlessly on Jan. 2, tens of thousands of NFL fans at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati and millions more watching on television around the globe held their collective breath. After falling to ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Why a healthy lifestyle is not enough to prevent dementia

Dementia is on the rise in Germany. In the absence of treatment options, the focus is shifting to preventing dementia. In particular, a healthy lifestyle is considered beneficial for brain health.

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Q&A: Common calf muscle injuries in runners over 40

I am a 50-year-old man who enjoys running. I have completed several half-marathons and began training for longer distances. A few months ago, I tore my calf muscle. I went to physical therapy, and all seemed to heal well. ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Stacking your exercise over the weekend

Researchers have found that condensing exercise into a few days is as effective as spreading activity out across a week. Dr. Wes Troyer, a Mayo Clinic physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, explains how people who ...

Genetics

People with similar faces likely have similar DNA

A collection of photos of genetically unrelated look-alikes, along with DNA analysis, revealed that strong facial similarity is associated with shared genetic variants. The work appears August 23 in the journal Cell Reports.

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