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High levels of physical activity can reduce your risk of stroke

High levels of physical activity, such as running, swimming or heavy gardening during leisure time can reduce your risk of stroke, according to a study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. In addition, walking or biking to and from work for up to 29 minutes a day may also reduce the risk of strokes caused by a blood clot (ischemic stroke).

4 Aug 2005

Women's fitness important for survival

Researchers are saying that women whose exercise capacity is less than 85 percent of what is determined as normal in standard stress tests, are twice as likely as other women to die within eight years.

4 Aug 2005

Risk of metabolic syndrome raised even by secondhand smoke

A new study has shown that even secondhand smoke can raise the risk of metabolic syndrome, a condition marked by obesity, high blood pressure, unhealthy cholesterol levels and pre-diabetes.

4 Aug 2005

Researchers have developed a nomogram specifically for women to predict their expected exercise capacity at any given age

Researchers have developed a nomogram (alignment chart) specifically for women that can be used to predict their expected exercise capacity at any given age, as well as demonstrated that the resulting measure is a predictor of the risk of death.

4 Aug 2005

Pedometers motivate walkers

Need motivation to walk 10,000 steps? Get a pedometer, says University of Tennessee professor Dixie Lee Thompson.

2 Aug 2005

New technology may offer a useful rehabilitation and home exercise tool for people with tetraplegia

People affected by paralysis could enjoy more independence, better health and a higher quality of life thanks to an innovative system designed to improve fitness and increase arm strength.

2 Aug 2005

New research says binge before bedtime and shed weight!

According to new research, dieters who binge before bedtime could hold the key to weight loss.

29 Jul 2005

Cancer dye Sudan 1 found in curry powders

The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) said today that batches of curry powder have been withdrawn from sale after they were found to contain the banned dye Sudan 1.

28 Jul 2005

Ranbaxy receives tentative approval to manufacture and market Glimepiride tablets

Indian drug manufacturer, Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals has tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to manufacture and market Glimepiride Tablets, 3 mg and 6 mg.

28 Jul 2005

Habit memory - humans clearly can acquire and retain knowledge through repetition

Humans have a "robust" capacity to learn and retain new information unconsciously, retaining so-called habit memory even when conscious or declarative learning is absent, memory experts at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the San Diego Veterans Affairs Health System report in the July 28, 2005 issue of Nature.

27 Jul 2005

Pharmaceutical direct-to-consumer to evolve holistically

Restrictions against using brand names have rendered pharmaceutical Direct-to-Consumer Advertising (DTCA) in Europe an informative rather than promotional exercise. DTCA is now broadening its scope, evolving from its narrow publicity orientation to a more comprehensive approach focused on improved patient outcomes and value addition.

27 Jul 2005

After 30 aerobic fitness declines rapidly

As if you did you didn't already know, without a team of scientists telling you, your physical fitness is on the decline once you hit 30, but now, even more depressingly for the grey brigade of fitness fanatics out, a new study shows that the decline gains speed with each decade, regardless of a person's previous exercise habits.

27 Jul 2005

Leg strength gets a push from training technique

A pair of studies published recently in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (MSSE), the official scientific journal of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), underscore the relevance of sports and exercise research to this year’s Tour de France. One study accurately predicted Lance Armstrong’s time in a stage of the 2004 race, while another points to an effective training technique for aspiring cyclists.

26 Jul 2005

Cancer survivors initiate diet, exercise, and other beneficial lifestyle changes following a cancer diagnosis

An analysis of more than 100 studies of cancer survivors shows that many survivors initiate diet, exercise, and other beneficial lifestyle changes following a cancer diagnosis, but that those who are male, older, and less educated are less likely to adopt such changes. The term "cancer survivor" refers to a person who has been diagnosed with cancer.

25 Jul 2005

Wealthy kids are not always healthy kids

An international team of researchers from the UK, Estonia, Denmark and Norway, have found that children from poorer families are not necessarily less healthy than those with more affluent and better educated parents.

23 Jul 2005

Human dummy to teach medics

A new way to teach medical students will be demonstrated for the first time at Bristol University on 21 July 2005, during a joint meeting of the Physiological Society and the Federation of European Physiological Societies.

21 Jul 2005

Maintaining a healthy weight in children may be one good way to keep a healthy blood lipid profile and a happy heart

A study of 400 high school age children with a variety of fitness and fatness levels showed that fatter youths had unfavorable lipid profiles, including higher levels of triglycerides and higher ratios of total cholesterol to the protective HDL cholesterol or high density lipoprotein.

21 Jul 2005

Exercise News and Research

Latest Exercise News and Research

High levels of physical activity can reduce your risk of stroke

Women's fitness important for survival

Risk of metabolic syndrome raised even by secondhand smoke

Researchers have developed a nomogram specifically for women to predict their expected exercise capacity at any given age

Pedometers motivate walkers

New technology may offer a useful rehabilitation and home exercise tool for people with tetraplegia

New research says binge before bedtime and shed weight!

Cancer dye Sudan 1 found in curry powders

Ranbaxy receives tentative approval to manufacture and market Glimepiride tablets

Habit memory - humans clearly can acquire and retain knowledge through repetition

Pharmaceutical direct-to-consumer to evolve holistically

After 30 aerobic fitness declines rapidly

Leg strength gets a push from training technique

Cancer survivors initiate diet, exercise, and other beneficial lifestyle changes following a cancer diagnosis

Wealthy kids are not always healthy kids

Human dummy to teach medics

Maintaining a healthy weight in children may be one good way to keep a healthy blood lipid profile and a happy heart

National network for diabetes research launched by two leading British universities

Children enrolled in kid-oriented diet and exercise programs are likely to adopt healthier eating and activity patterns

One of the first studies to define how unique we are on the genetic level

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

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