There are any number of studies to demonstrate that older people are more sedentary than they can be or should be and that this lack of physical activity has a meaningful negative impact on health and mortality risk. In this example, researchers report on the improved functional status observed in a study population as a...
EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY IMAGE: A VOLUNTEER IN THE TEST CHAMBER USED FOR THE RESEARCH. THE CHAMBER IS HEATED TO SIMULATE A HEAT WAVE WHILE DEVICES CONTINUALLY MONITOR WHOLE-BODY HEAT EXCHANGE. CREDIT: JAMES MCCORMICK, UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA. Taking a break from extreme heat, by visiting a cooling center for example, could help our cells protect themselves from...
Author Matthew Steinhauser Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Disclosure statement Matthew Steinhauser receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. He is a member of the American Diabetes Association, the Endocrine Society, and the American Heart Association. In the past five years, he has served as a consultant for Regeneron and Amgen. I...
