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Study finds high risk of sleep problems in ethnically diverse mothers and children living in poverty

African-American and other ethnically diverse mothers know the value of a good night's sleep, but they and their young children are at risk for developing sleep problems if they live in urban poverty, a Rutgers study finds.

9 Oct 2019

mobile Physical Activity Training app for older adults about to get first major user tests

A new app that aims to improve the functional lives of older adults is about to get its first major user tests.

9 Oct 2019

Teenage boys use humor, irony and banter to navigate social media content

Teenage boys rely on social media to access a wealth of information about living a healthy lifestyle - but rather than being victims of online harms, such as an unhealthy body image obsession, the majority are able to use humour, irony and banter to navigate social media content.

9 Oct 2019

Survey: Very few Americans are concerned about the health effects of bad posture

The average American adult spends more than three and a half hours looking down at their smartphones every day.

9 Oct 2019

New study examines care for patients with knee osteoarthritis in the U.S.

A new study published in Arthritis Care & Research provides an overview of U.S. physicians' recommendations for physical therapy, lifestyle counseling, pain medications for treating knee osteoarthritis.

9 Oct 2019

Hormone therapy worsens quality of life in women with breast cancer

Analysis of the CANTO cohort published in the journal Annals of Oncology will upset received wisdom on the effects that hormone therapy and chemotherapy have on the quality of life in women with breast cancer. Contrary to the commonly held view, 2 years after diagnosis, hormone therapy, a highly effective breast cancer treatment worsens quality of life to a greater extent and for a longer time, especially in menopausal patients.

8 Oct 2019

Simple diet supplement from tomatoes can improve sperm quality

Sperm quality can be improved with a simple diet supplement containing a compound found in cooked tomatoes, according to new research by the University of Sheffield.

8 Oct 2019

Maternal obesity accelerates rate of aging of metabolic problems in offspring

It has long been known that obesity impairs our metabolism and predisposes to diabetes and heart disease. New research in The Journal of Physiology has shown that the effects of maternal obesity even pass across generations to offspring, accelerating the rate of aging of metabolic problems that occur in normal life.

8 Oct 2019

Kessler researchers awarded grant to study effects of exercise in patients with MS

With a grant from the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, John DeLuca, PhD, Helen Genova, PhD, of Kessler Foundation, will study the effects of different exercise regimens across multiple realms of symptoms and functioning in individuals with multiple sclerosis.

7 Oct 2019

Exercise can help protect cancer patients' heart from negative effects of therapies

Patients with cancer should receive a tailored exercise prescription to protect their heart, reports a paper published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

7 Oct 2019

Exercise may help reduce heart damage caused by chemotherapy

Cancer treatments can take a toll on the heart. The agents used to curb cancer cells can damage the heart or peripheral blood vessels. In some cases, they cause problems with clotting or blood lipids.

7 Oct 2019

Rapid progress in brain organoid research prompts ethical debate

A new paper has tried to address the ethical debate surrounding human organoids by evaluating the potential risks of creating “humanized” animals

4 Oct 2019

Experts call for public health campaign aimed at promoting 'brain-healthy lifestyle'

Experts are calling for a public health campaign aimed at promoting a 'brain-healthy lifestyle' to reduce the risk of developing neurodegenerative brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

4 Oct 2019

Parkinson's disease also connected with the immune system, confirms new study

The behaviour of immune cells in the blood is so different in patients with Parkinson's disease that it advocates for a new type of supplementary medicine, which can regulate the immune system and thus inhibit the deterioration of the brain.

3 Oct 2019

Study gives possible explanations for obesity paradox in patients with established heart failure

While obesity significantly increases your chances of developing heart failure, for those with established heart failure it may confer a survival benefit compared with normal weight or underweight individuals, a new paper by researchers from the University of Adelaide reports.

3 Oct 2019

USF awarded $2.2 million to study neuromuscular effects of chemotherapy in breast cancer survivors

A University of South Florida College of Nursing researcher has been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute to study whether a home-based exercise regimen to help improve gait and balance and strengthen muscles can lessen adverse neuromuscular effects many breast cancer survivors face after chemotherapy.

3 Oct 2019

Study: Aspirin is not recommended for people who never had a heart attack or stroke

If you've never had a heart attack or stroke, you likely should not be taking aspirin to prevent them, according to new research.

3 Oct 2019

Optimism linked to lower risk of cardiac events and all-cause mortality

Having an optimistic mindset is linked to a lower risk of cardiac events and all-cause mortality, according to new research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

3 Oct 2019

Fragmented physical activity may be an early indicator of mortality risk

Although reduced physical activity during the day is widely seen as a harbinger of mortality in older people, fragmentation of physical activity-;spreading daily activity across more episodes of brief activity-;may be an earlier indicator of mortality risk than total amount of daily activity, according to a new study from scientists at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

3 Oct 2019

Entos Pharmaceuticals signs new collaboration agreement with biopharmaceutical company

Entos Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Entos" or the "Company"), a healthcare biotechnology company focused on the development of next-generation nucleic acid-based therapies using their Fusogenix drug delivery platform, today announced it has entered into a research, development and collaboration agreement ("Agreement") with a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company ("Partner") focused on the development of novel therapeutic compounds targeting autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

3 Oct 2019

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Latest Exercise News and Research

Study finds high risk of sleep problems in ethnically diverse mothers and children living in poverty

mobile Physical Activity Training app for older adults about to get first major user tests

Teenage boys use humor, irony and banter to navigate social media content

Survey: Very few Americans are concerned about the health effects of bad posture

New study examines care for patients with knee osteoarthritis in the U.S.

Hormone therapy worsens quality of life in women with breast cancer

Simple diet supplement from tomatoes can improve sperm quality

Maternal obesity accelerates rate of aging of metabolic problems in offspring

Kessler researchers awarded grant to study effects of exercise in patients with MS

Exercise can help protect cancer patients' heart from negative effects of therapies

Exercise may help reduce heart damage caused by chemotherapy

Rapid progress in brain organoid research prompts ethical debate

Experts call for public health campaign aimed at promoting 'brain-healthy lifestyle'

Parkinson's disease also connected with the immune system, confirms new study

Study gives possible explanations for obesity paradox in patients with established heart failure

USF awarded $2.2 million to study neuromuscular effects of chemotherapy in breast cancer survivors

Study: Aspirin is not recommended for people who never had a heart attack or stroke

Optimism linked to lower risk of cardiac events and all-cause mortality

Fragmented physical activity may be an early indicator of mortality risk

Entos Pharmaceuticals signs new collaboration agreement with biopharmaceutical company

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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