Body mass index, or BMI, is a widely-used value to determine if a person is underweight, normal, overweight, or obese for their height. Calculated by dividing one’s weight in kilograms by one’s height in meters squared, BMI is often criticized because it doesn’t take into account gender differences and doesn’t distinguish between bone mass, muscle...
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Bone Mineral Density at Forefront in Genetic Fracture Risk Meta-Analysis
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – A new genome-wide association meta-analysis supports the notion that bone mineral density is a crucial factor in fracture risk. As they reported online yesterday in the British Medical Journal, researchers from 23andMe, the Genetic Factors for Osteoporosis (GEFOS) consortium, and the Genomos consortium brought together genotyping data for 37,857 bone fracture cases and 227,116 unaffected controls...
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Stabilizing dysferlin-deficient muscle cell membrane improves muscle function
In experimental model of LGMD2B, vamorolone improves and prednisolone worsens myofiber repair CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM WASHINGTON-(Aug. 27, 2018)-Healthy muscle cells rely on the protein dysferlin to properly repair the sarcolemmal membrane, a thin specialized membrane that serves a vital role in ensuring that muscle fibers are strong enough and have the necessary resources to...
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Tai Chi Beats Aerobic Exercise for Fibromyalgia
Compared with aerobic exercise, the traditional martial art of tai chi is as good as, or better than, aerobic exercise, for improving the overall severity of fibromyalgia symptoms, new research shows. Results of a 52-week single-blind trial showed that in addition to fibromyalgia symptom relief, tai chi was associated greater improvements in depression, anxiety, self-efficacy,...
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Dehydration alters human brain shape and activity, slackens task performance
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY When dehydration strikes, part of the brain can swell, neural signaling can intensify, and be doing monotonous tasks can get harder. With the help of brain scans and a simple, repetitive task to test responsiveness, exercise physiologists at the Georgia Institute of Technology studied volunteer subjects who sweated a lot and...
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Simple leg exercises could reduce impact of sedentary lifestyle on heart and blood vessels
A sedentary lifestyle can cause an impairment of the transport of blood around the body, which increases the risk of disease in the heart and blood vessels. New research published in Experimental Physiology suggests that performing simple leg exercises whilst lying down might help to prevent these problems. IMAGE: DATA COLLECTION OF POPLITEAL ARTERY BLOOD FLOW MEASUREMENTS WITH...
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Peripheral nerve block provides some with long-lasting pain relief for severe facial pain
A new study has shown that the use of peripheral nerve blocks in the treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia (TGN) may produce long-term pain relief. TGN is a condition involving sudden episodes of severe facial pain that significantly reduces the quality of life in those affected. When medication fails to control the pain, some patients turn...
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Eight exercises for tennis elbow
Tennis elbow is also known as lateral epicondylitis. It occurs when a person strains the tendons in their forearm. People can usually treat tennis elbow at home with rest and over-the-counter medication. Doing specific exercises can also help ease the pain and prevent reoccurrence. We describe eight exercises to help strengthen muscles in the forearm...
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Wearing an ill-fitting bra isn’t just uncomfortable, it’s bad for your health
Wearing the wrong size bra is not only uncomfortable, it can cause a range of health problems. Research has shown that a lack of breast support often leads to breast pain, which is reported by 50% of women. An ill-fitting bra that doesn’t give the right support can also lead to breast skin damage – usually seen as...
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Resistance training and exercise motivation go hand-in-hand
A recent study conducted in the University of Jyväskylä suggests that resistance training improves exercise motivation and contributes to making exercise planning among older adults. Exercise motivation and exercise self-efficacy are key factors in continuing resistance training. Credit: University of Jyväskylä Resistance training can maintain and increase muscle strength and functional capacity when aging and...