by American Academy of Neurology Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Studies have shown that exercise helps protect brain cells. A new study looking at the mechanisms involved in this relationship suggests that the role exercise plays in maintaining insulin and body mass index levels may help protect brain volume and thus help stave off dementia. The...
by Experimental Biology Comparisons of wet tumor masses between sedentary (SED) and treadmill (TM) exercised tumor (+T) bearing mice. Credit: Louisa Tichy, University of North Carolina at Greensboro A new study has identified yet another benefit of keeping up your exercise routine. In experiments performed with mice, researchers found that exercising prior to developing cancer...
ABC News Yesterday 3:38 PM © Portland Press Herald via Getty Images, FILE Throughout the pandemic, several professional and collegiate sports leagues cancelled major events and seasons, in part to slow the spread of COVID-19, but also due to alarming reports of athletes developing a syndrome called myocarditis — inflammation of the heart muscle —...
by Pennington Biomedical Research Center The development of hyperglycemia arising from disruption of immune metabolic homeostasis in COVID-19. High glucose levels induced by psychological stress, lingering inflammation, and β-cell dysfunction can lead to activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in pancreatic β cells. As a result, pro–IL-1β is processed to the biologically active IL-1β. IL-1β released...
by University of Leeds Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Doing less exercise could deactivate a vital protein in the body, causing further inactivity and making exercise more difficult, new research suggests. University of Leeds scientists have discovered that deactivating the Piezo1 protein, a blood flow sensor, reduces the density of capillaries carrying blood to the muscles. This restricted...
by Charlie Foster, Brett Smith, The Conversation Children and young people with disabilities should aim for between 120 and 180 minutes of aerobic activity a week. Credit: Daisy Daisy/ Shutterstock Being active is good for both physical and mental health. This is why evidence-based recommendations have long existed to advise people on how much exercise, and what type...
by Edith Cowan University Credit: Pexels Lifting weights for as little as three seconds a day can have a positive impact on muscle strength, a new study from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has discovered. A collaboration with researchers from Niigata University of Health and Welfare (NUHW) in Japan had 39 healthy university students perform one muscle...
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO A team led by researchers from the University of Waterloo discovered that a significant increase in tear secretion and tear film stability after participating in aerobic exercise can be another remedy for relieving dry, itchy eyes. Every time we blink, our eyes are covered in tear film—an essential protective coating necessary for...
by University of Portsmouth Credit: CC0 Public Domain Those hoping to avoid one of the worst side effects of aging—bone, joint and muscle pain that doesn’t go away—might need to exercise a lot harder and more often than previously believed. According to a new study, only high levels of activity at least once a week—playing...
by Bhanu Sharma, The Conversation Concussion patients were once prescribed rest in a dark room, but in recent years concussion management has literally come out of the dark. Credit: Shutterstock Public interest in concussion has exploded over the space of a generation, together with a new understanding of how best to help patients recover. Concussion...
