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Regular physical activity linked to more ‘fit’ preteen brains
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Regular physical activity linked to more ‘fit’ preteen brains

by  Children’s Hospital Boston These images show brain areas positively affected by physical activity in red, and areas negatively affected by high BMI in blue. Areas where the effects of exercise and BMI overlap are shown in purple. Credit: Skylar Brooks, Boston Children’s Hospital We know exercise has many health benefits. A new study from Boston...

Study shows that regular physical activity is an effective strategy to prevent type 2 diabetes
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Study shows that regular physical activity is an effective strategy to prevent type 2 diabetes

by  Diabetologia Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) shows that regular physical activity is a safe diabetes prevention strategy for people residing in relatively polluted regions. The study, which is the first to investigate the combined effects of physical activity and pollution exposure on type 2 diabetes risk, is...