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...
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Exercise hormone halts Parkinson’s disease symptoms in mouse study
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...
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Why don’t children with obesity benefit instantly from exercise?
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...
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Treadmill exercise shown to improve Parkinson’s symptoms in mice
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...
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Study finds that use of yoga app can reduce urinary incontinence
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,...
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Explaining exertional compartment syndrome
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...
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‘Digital human’ helps teach study participants to walk with less stress on knees
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...
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‘EXOMUSCLE’ BOOSTS UPPER BODY STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE
They aim to use it to increase upper body strength and endurance of people with restricted mobility. “My arms are simply getting weaker,” says Michael Hagmann, who was diagnosed with a rare form of muscular dystrophy known as Bethlem myopathy back in 2016. To compensate for the lack of muscle strength in his arms, Hagmann adjusts his...
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Have trouble grinding your teeth? Here’s how to control it
By Sally Wadyka June 20, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. EDT Dentists reported a 69 percent jump in patients who clench or grind their teeth during the pandemic, according to the American Dental Association (ADA). And most of these people are probably unaware that they’re doing it. “It’s an almost completely unconscious behavior,” says Vicki Cohn,...
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Empagliflozin may decrease risk of kidney stones in people with diabetes
THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY The diabetes drug empagliflozin may decrease the risk of kidney stones in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study presented Sunday, June 12 at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga. Diabetes is a well-known risk factor for kidney stones. Empagliflozin (Jardiance) is an SGLT2 inhibitor....