A little movement could help prevent dementia, even for frail older adults, suggests a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers found that engaging in as little as 35 minutes of moderate…
Moderate-to-vigorous walking or other types of physical activity may improve retinal health, according to a large population study using a national database from the United Kingdom. The study included data from 11,165 adults in the UK Biobank who had had an…
Many patients with hypertension experience stiffening of the heart muscle resulting in difficulty of the heart filling, known as diastolic dysfunction. According to study results diastolic dysfunction improved in patients with mild hypertension when treated with the blood pressure-lowering agent…
That fit people have a reduced risk of premature death from various diseases is a recurring result in many studies. New research from Uppsala University shows that people with high fitness levels in their late teens also have a reduced…
Exercise Guidance During and Following Youth Cancer Treatment Newswise — Children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment should no longer be encouraged to rest whenever possible. Instead, appropriately prescribed exercise should be included as part of supportive cancer care, according to a…
Higher physical activity levels, both self-reported and device-measured, were associated with a lower risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a prospective UK study showed. "[T]his result does not support the general avoidance of or reduction in physical activity, especially…
Aerobic exercise capacity has proven to be a good indicator of health. A recent article uses a rat model to show that innate exercise capacity can be linked to longevity. Aerobic exercise capacity has... Intrinsic aerobic exercise capacity linked to…
— No better than sham shots, and including steroids may worsen long-term outcomes High-volume injections to relieve pain and disability for patients with Achilles tendinopathy failed to demonstrate significant benefit versus sham injections in a randomized trial. With 192 patients assigned to…
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE UNTIL 4:00 P.M. ET, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 Newswise — MINNEAPOLIS — A new study suggests that physical frailty may contribute to the development of dementia. The study was published on September 17, 2025, in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Source: Kansas State University Understanding which lifestyle factors can effectively buffer or modify this inherent biological vulnerability is a paramount goal of precision psychiatry. Now, a multi-institutional study led by researchers at Kansas State University, in collaboration with the University…
Exercise research: how physical activity affects disease, ageing, mental health and lifespan.
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