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Telehealth helped physical therapists to provide essential care for pediatric patients during pandemic

As a pediatric physical therapist in Clinton, Missouri, Jessica Luechtefeld was used to a hands-on coaching approach whenever meeting with her patients at their preschools, in their homes or at the Child's Play Therapy clinic.

18 Aug 2021

Science shows mask-wearing is largely safe for children

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is one of a handful of Republican governors trying to block school districts from requiring masks in the classroom.

18 Aug 2021

‘Groundhog Day’ effect of lockdown affects memory and cognitive ability, study finds

Studies show the way we remember and process information is greatly affected when we are in isolation, but variations on our daily activity and exercise will help.

17 Aug 2021

Scientific evidence: REHIT session on a CAROL bike contributes to greater post-exercise metabolism

The results recently published by the American Council on Exercise are significant because a meaningful increase in EPOC over the long term can have an important impact on calorie expenditure and help people achieve weight loss and weight maintenance and improve their fitness.

17 Aug 2021

Soft, low-cost neuroprosthetic hand offers amputees real-time tactile control

For the more than 5 million people in the world who have undergone an upper-limb amputation, prosthetics have come a long way.

16 Aug 2021

Small protein prevents immune system from destroying pancreatic cells in type 1 diabetes-prone mice

A new study has shown that treating type 1 diabetes-prone mice with the small protein MOTS-c prevented the immune system from destroying insulin-producing pancreatic cells, effectively preventing the onset of the autoimmune disease.

16 Aug 2021

Having a good listener is associated with greater cognitive resilience

Supportive social interactions in adulthood are important for your ability to stave off cognitive decline despite brain aging or neuropathological changes such as those present in Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds.

16 Aug 2021

Research reveals increased risk of heart problems associated with night shift work

People who work night shifts are at increased risk of developing an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation (AF), according to research published in the European Heart Journal.

16 Aug 2021

Study: Empty football stadiums have a huge negative effect on the success of home teams

Playing professional football games in empty stadiums had a hugely negative effect on the success of home teams, with home advantage almost halved, new research shows.

13 Aug 2021

Study: 90% of children with ADHD continue to experience residual symptoms into young adulthood

Most children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) don't outgrow the disorder, as widely thought.

13 Aug 2021

WHO outlines the next series of studies on the origins of SARS-CoV-2 virus

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO has been working with the Member States and the scientific community to better understand how this pandemic began so that we can be better prepared for the next one.

13 Aug 2021

Study finds four circulating miRNAs which could effectively inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication

In a new study, Chen-Yu Zhang's group from Nanjing University presents a rather striking finding that four circulating miRNAs, which are high in healthy people and much lower in older people and diabetic patients, could effectively inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication by directly targeting the S protein.

12 Aug 2021

Weighted restraint linked to increased breathing effort after physical exercise

Weighted restraint, which is used in law enforcement when officers apply their body weight to a subject to control their movements during apprehension, is associated with increased breathing effort after physical exercise, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.

12 Aug 2021

Apple aims to push more patient data to doctors. But who can gauge its impact on health?

Soon, Apple announced recently, it will enable doctors to monitor health data from their patients' phones and watches between visits, part of the push into health care that Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, has declared will constitute the company's greatest contribution to mankind.

12 Aug 2021

Researchers aim to identify gene-lifestyle interactions that contribute to cardiometabolic disease risk

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a four-year, $8.8 million grant to ramp up research aimed at unraveling how an individual's risks of cardiometabolic diseases, such as heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, are influenced by the interaction of specific genes with demographic and lifestyle factors.

11 Aug 2021

Exercise News and Research

Latest Exercise News and Research

Telehealth helped physical therapists to provide essential care for pediatric patients during pandemic

Science shows mask-wearing is largely safe for children

‘Groundhog Day’ effect of lockdown affects memory and cognitive ability, study finds

Scientific evidence: REHIT session on a CAROL bike contributes to greater post-exercise metabolism

Soft, low-cost neuroprosthetic hand offers amputees real-time tactile control

Small protein prevents immune system from destroying pancreatic cells in type 1 diabetes-prone mice

Having a good listener is associated with greater cognitive resilience

Research reveals increased risk of heart problems associated with night shift work

Study: Empty football stadiums have a huge negative effect on the success of home teams

Study: 90% of children with ADHD continue to experience residual symptoms into young adulthood

WHO outlines the next series of studies on the origins of SARS-CoV-2 virus

Study finds four circulating miRNAs which could effectively inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication

Weighted restraint linked to increased breathing effort after physical exercise

Apple aims to push more patient data to doctors. But who can gauge its impact on health?

Researchers aim to identify gene-lifestyle interactions that contribute to cardiometabolic disease risk

Beige fat cells mediate subcutaneous fat's brain protection from dementia

Resistance exercise regulates fat cell metabolism at a molecular level, study finds

Research finds disruption of flight-or-fight response in healthy young people diagnosed with COVID-19

Dileucine more effective than leucine in stimulating muscle-building in humans

Postpartum sleep deprivation associated with accelerated biological aging

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Exercise News and Research

Latest Exercise News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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