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Poor motor function from around age 65 associated with increased mortality risk

Increasing poor physical (motor) function from around age 65 is associated with an increased risk of death, finds research published by The BMJ today.

5 Aug 2021

Mobile apps can help promote physical activity during COVID-19 lockdown

Gyms and sporting clubs might close, and lockdown conditions make it difficult to exercise, but people are urged to take the next step and download fitness apps to keep moving.

5 Aug 2021

Men have better resources than women to cope with challenges of aging

Gender differences in societal ageing favor men over women, which suggests that men have better resources to help them cope with the challenges of ageing.

5 Aug 2021

Poll: Reduced activity during the pandemic may have increased older adults' fall risk

The COVID-19 pandemic may have increased older adults' risk of falling and injuring themselves, due to changes in physical activity, conditioning and mobility, a new national poll suggests.

3 Aug 2021

New understanding of the brain’s relay station could change medical treatment for brain disorders

New research shows cells gather more data than once believed inside the thalamus, a relay station of sensory and motor abilities in the brain. That could change how medicine treats schizophrenia, epilepsy and other brain disorders.

30 Jul 2021

Experts call for immediate action to ensure physical activity is built into everyday lives

Not enough progress has been made to address physical inactivity worldwide, with adolescents and people living with disabilities (PLWD) among the least likely populations to have the support needed to meet the World Health Organization (WHO)'s physical activity guidelines.

22 Jul 2021

Study evaluates physical activity and sedentary behavior in relation to OSA risk

Being more physically active and spending fewer hours per day sitting watching TV is linked to a substantially lower risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to new research published in the European Respiratory Journal

21 Jul 2021

Pilot trial assesses sensory stimulation as a treatment for improving mobility in stroke survivors

Keele University researchers have completed the first phase of trials for treatments which aim to improve outcomes for stroke survivors that are learning to walk again.

21 Jul 2021

Gene therapy delivered into the brain may be safe, effective in treating rare neurological disorder

A new study published in Nature Communications suggests that gene therapy delivered into the brain may be safe and effective in treating aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency.

16 Jul 2021

Spending time outdoors has a positive effect on the brain, study shows

If you're regularly out in the fresh air, you're doing something good for both your brain and your well-being.

16 Jul 2021

How ERs fail patients with addiction: One patient’s tragic death

Jameson Rybak tried to quit using opioids nearly a dozen times within five years. Each time, he'd wait out the vomiting, sweating and chills from withdrawal in his bedroom.

15 Jul 2021

Analysis finds many U.S. citizen migrant children to be underinsured

While attending a conference at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Mexico City several years ago, Sharon Borja was struck by the story of a young man who, as a child, joined his parents repatriating to their native country of Mexico. Like millions of Mexican immigrants, the family had called the United States home for years, and having been born in the U.S., he was an American citizen.

13 Jul 2021

Gene therapy shows promise in children with devastating genetic disorder

Children with a devastating genetic disorder characterized by severe motor disability and developmental delay have experienced sometimes dramatic improvements in a gene therapy trial launched at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals.

12 Jul 2021

Novel method of gene therapy promises to transform the treatment of rare genetic disorder

A novel method of gene therapy is helping children born with a rare genetic disorder called AADC deficiency that causes severe physical and developmental disabilities.

12 Jul 2021

Insight into the impact of physical activity on sleep

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis about the health problems linked to poor sleep.

8 Jul 2021

Cast not more effective than a brace for treating broken ankles

Using a cast is not more effective than a brace for treating broken ankles, according to University of Warwick researchers – a conclusion that could hasten the decline of the tradition of signing a cast.

8 Jul 2021

As covid vaccinations slow, parts of the US remain far behind 70% goal

July Fourth was not the celebration President Joe Biden had hoped for, as far as protecting more Americans with a coronavirus vaccine.

7 Jul 2021

Digital technologies amplify the ability to detect subtle differences in cognitive function tests

During neuropsychological assessments, participants complete tasks designed to study memory and thinking. Based on their performance, the participants receive a score that researchers use to evaluate how well specific domains of their cognition are functioning.

6 Jul 2021

Falls are the most frequent causes of traumatic brain injury in older adults, shows study

The study is the first on epidemiology and causes of traumatic brain injury in over 20 years. The research team reports in the journal BMJ Open of 4 June 2021.

6 Jul 2021

Research team identifies a way to improve immune response during viral infections

Melbourne researchers have identified a way to improve the immune response in the face of severe viral infections.

6 Jul 2021

Walking News and Research

Poor motor function from around age 65 associated with increased mortality risk

Mobile apps can help promote physical activity during COVID-19 lockdown

Men have better resources than women to cope with challenges of aging

Poll: Reduced activity during the pandemic may have increased older adults' fall risk

New understanding of the brain’s relay station could change medical treatment for brain disorders

Experts call for immediate action to ensure physical activity is built into everyday lives

Study evaluates physical activity and sedentary behavior in relation to OSA risk

Pilot trial assesses sensory stimulation as a treatment for improving mobility in stroke survivors

Gene therapy delivered into the brain may be safe, effective in treating rare neurological disorder

Spending time outdoors has a positive effect on the brain, study shows

How ERs fail patients with addiction: One patient’s tragic death

Analysis finds many U.S. citizen migrant children to be underinsured

Gene therapy shows promise in children with devastating genetic disorder

Novel method of gene therapy promises to transform the treatment of rare genetic disorder

Insight into the impact of physical activity on sleep

Cast not more effective than a brace for treating broken ankles

As covid vaccinations slow, parts of the US remain far behind 70% goal

Digital technologies amplify the ability to detect subtle differences in cognitive function tests

Falls are the most frequent causes of traumatic brain injury in older adults, shows study

Research team identifies a way to improve immune response during viral infections

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