SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IMAGE: STIFF JOINT OFTEN RESULTS FROM LOWERED JOINT FLEXIBILITY AND CAN PRESENT A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR ATHLETES. IN A NEW STUDY, RESEARCHERS FROM JAPAN INVESTIGATE THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE STIFFNESS AND PASSIVE ANKLE JOINT STIFFNESS IN HUMAN LIMBS, UNCOVERING IMPORTANT INSIGHTS THAT COULD HELP DEVELOP EFFECTIVE EXERCISES FOR MITIGATING...
by British Medical Journal Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Regularly exercising with weights is linked to a lower risk of death from any cause, with the exception of cancer, finds research carried out in older adults and published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Ensuring that a weekly exercise routine includes both weights and aerobic...
by University of Surrey Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Increased levels of exercise could help reduce frailty in patients with the most common form of leukemia, chronic lymphocytic (CLL), according to new research from the University of Surrey. The discovery of a link between frailty and “good cholesterol” (high-density lipoprotein (HDL)) could help identify people most...
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE Exercise can improve your cognitive and mental health — but not all forms and intensities of exercise affect the brain equally. The effects of exercise are much more nuanced, as specific intensities of exercise over a long period of time are associated with different aspects of memory and mental health, according to a...
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston have shown that a hormone secreted into the blood during endurance, or aerobic, exercise reduces levels of a protein linked to Parkinson’s disease and halts movement problems in mice. Parkinson’s disease, a neurologic condition that causes...
by Ian Thomsen, Northeastern University Northeastern Psychology student Trevor Cline runs a simulation with Mattea, 13, where she runs on a treadmill while wearing a VO2 max test, the gold standard way to measure maximal aerobic capacity at the Center for Cognitive & Brain Health in Northeastern’s Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Credit: Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University...
by Rush University Medical Center Credit: Debashis Dutta et al, Cell Reports (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111058 Regular treadmill exercise helped improve Parkinson’s disease symptoms in mice in a recent study by researchers at RUSH University Medical Center. The results of the study were recently published in the Cell Reports. “We’re very excited about the results,” said Kalipada Pahan, Ph.D., Floyd...
by Rutgers University Credit: CC0 Public Domain People with loss of urinary control who used the Yoga of Immortals mobile app—a globally used app that combines specific yogic postures in the Sanatan tradition with breathing exercises, sound therapy and meditation—found significant improvement in the frequency and severity of urine leaks at four weeks of practice,...
by Joel Streed, Mayo Clinic Credit: Mayo Clinic Exertional compartment syndrome is a medical condition that generally affects runners and people involved in jumping and impact sports. Symptoms may include pain, tightness, and weakness in the lower extremities. For some, physical therapy may help. Others may need more intensive treatment. Muscle groups are surrounded or...
Researchers at Stanford Medicine have discovered how to reduce force on the knee by teaching study participants to employ different muscles as they walk. Using results from a detailed computer simulation, called a “digital human,” participants in a small study were able to reduce the load on their knees by an average of 12%, a benefit equivalent...
