by American College of Physicians Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study of more than 300 older adults experiencing mild cognitive impairment or self-reported memory concerns has found that cognitively enriched tai ji quan, also known as tai chi, was superior to standard tai ji quan or stretching for improving global cognition and reducing walking interference associated...
Psychiatric and neurological diseases are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally. Despite their shared neural origin, they have distinct underlying pathogenic entities and are classified separately in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). However, the degree to which they share an etiological basis and genetic influences is unclear. Psychiatric disorders have a neurobiological...
by University College London Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Regular physical activity may protect against cognitive decline as we get older, but this protective effect may be diminished for people who are not getting enough sleep, according to a new study by UCL researchers. The study, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, looked at cognitive function over 10...
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS IMAGE: CONTOURS OF OSCILLATORY SHEAR INDEX (OSI) ON HEALTHY, 30% STENOSIS, AND 50% STENOSIS CAROTID ARTERIES FOR THE NORMAL (67 BEATS PER MINUTE), MODERATE (100 BPM), AND HIGH EXERCISE (140 BPM) HEART RATES. CREDIT: KHAN ET AL. WASHINGTON, June 20, 2023 – Many overlook the warnings preceding workout classes that encourage...
Manya Singh Updated: June 13, 2023 2:58 pm IST Stretching is a great way to reduce chronic pain, especially pain in the back and neck Exercising has been found to be a very effective way of reducing chronic pain. Chronic pain is the type of pain that persists for more than three months. Chronic pain...
by University of Sydney Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research has revealed being active could lower the risk of type 2 diabetes, even in people with a high genetic risk of developing the medical condition. The University of Sydney-led study found higher levels of total physical activity, especially moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity, had a strong association with...
RCSI Tuesday, 18 April 2023: Information available at birth may help to identify children with higher likelihood of developing ADHD, according to new research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences. The study, published in Development and Psychopathology, examined data from almost 10,000 children in the United States, showing information about pregnancy and birth may help to...
By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. Apr 5 2023 Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus, has claimed more than 6.88 million lives worldwide. Many studies have reported the manifestation of long-COVID, which has been described as the persistence of COVID-19 symptoms for at...
PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER IMAGE: PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER’S DR. JUSTIN BROWN CREDIT: PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER BATON ROUGE – Researchers, led by Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s Dr. Justin Brown, have found that physical activity can prevent, and not just delay, cancer recurrence in patients previously treated for colon cancer. “In this observational study of patients with stage III colon...
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM Strengthening hip muscles could be key to improve mobility in people with a below-the-knee amputation, new research has shown. Amputation presents significant mobility challenges to millions of people worldwide. Studies show that only 5 percent of people fitted with a prosthetic limb use it for more than half of their waking hours....
