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Physical exercise: A ‘fundamental’ psychiatric intervention
When it comes to inpatient treatment of a range of mental health and mood disorders – from anxiety and depression to schizophrenia, suicidality and...
US footballers have higher mortality risk than baseball players
Professional US football players appear to have a somewhat elevated risk of death, including higher risk of succumbing to cardiac and neuro-degenerative diseases, compared...
Loss of heart function in type 2 diabetes reduced by high-intensity exercise
University of Otago researchers have discovered that high-intensity exercise can reduce or reverse the loss in heart function caused by type 2 diabetes. The...
Training for a first marathon reverses vascular ageing
Novice marathoners experienced a four-year reduction in arterial age and a 4 mmHg drop in systolic blood pressure.s, found a study on London Marathon participants. Older...
IAAF decision on testosterone 'a victory for female athletes everywhere'
There has been widespread condemnation of the International Association of Athletics FederationS ordering the control of natural testosterone levels in female athletes in some...
Exercise, more than diet, keeps that weight off
Successful weight-loss maintainers rely on physical activity to remain in energy balance (rather than chronic restriction of dietary intake) to avoid weight regain over...
It's never too late to start exercising — large US study
It's truly never too late to begin exercising, research shows. Medical Xpress reports that a major study has found that even for people who...
Is interval training the magic bullet for fat loss? — Systematic review
Interval training may shed almost 30% more kilos than a continuous moderate intensity workout, suggests an international pooled analysis of the available evidence in...
Body-building protein supplement has potential for brain harm
People taking the protein supplement L-norvaline - an ingredient widely used in body building supplements and promoted as a compound that can boost workouts...
Neck-strengthening exercises to mitigate concussion risk
Researchers have proposed a way to mitigate risk for football and soccer players and others at risk of concussion: Protect your head with neck-strengthening...
Any physical activity cuts mortality risk
A study of around 8,000 middle-aged and older adults found that swapping a half-hour of sitting around with physical activity of any intensity or...
Exercise may lower BP as much as medication – review of 400 trials
Exercise could be just as effective in lowering high blood pressure as prescribed medication, according to a review of 400 trials.
Researchers pooled data from...
Ice Maidens show women can be as physically resilient as men
Women who underwent extreme physical training and completed a trans-Antarctic expedition did not show any more negative health effects than would be expected in...
Barefoot SA children have better balance but may suffer later
South African children – who usually do not wear shoes during physical activity – have better balance and can jump farther than their German...
Vigorous exercise decreases type 2 diabetes and CVD risk in children
Physical exercise can reduce the risk factors of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease even in children, a two-year followup study from the University...
Bursts of high-intensity exercise improve mitochondrial function
A few minutes of high-intensity interval or sprinting exercise may be as effective as much longer exercise sessions in spurring beneficial improvements in mitochondrial...
Hole in one for consensus statement on golf and health
A systematic review of 342 eligible studies as well as an international working group of experts in public health and health police, had led...
Lifetime abuse experience link to injury risk in top athletes
Active top-flight athletes who have experienced sexual or physical abuse at some time in their life run a greater risk of sports-related injury. A...
Cardio versus strength training — Copenhagen study
When it comes to the world of exercise, no debate is as contentious as cardio vs strength training. The Independent reports that while some...
Antioxidants don't reduce muscle soreness after exercise
Consuming extra antioxidants through foods or supplements may not reduce muscle soreness after exercise, s a research review of 50 studies suggests.
Reuters Health reports...
Cardiac death rates in young footballers higher than previously thought
Young footballers are dying from heart problems at a higher rate than was previously thought, according to doctors who oversee the cardiac screening programme...
Ageing, overweight scuba divers face increased cardiac death risk
Cardiac events are now the second leading cause of death, behind drowning,for scuba divers, with a large survey finding cholesterol, hypertension, body mass index,...
Maximal running shoes may increase injuries
Runners exhibited increased impact forces and loading rate when running in a maximal versus neutral shoe, with an associated increased risk of running-related injuries,...
High performance athletes should avoid ketogenic diets
Athletes who turn to ketogenic diets to help their performance in high-intensity, short duration sports may want to think again, according to research from...
Life-long exercise regime slows manifestations of ageing
Researchers at the University of Birmingham and King's College London have found that staying active slows the physical manifestations of ageing.
The researchers set out...
Just a few minutes of light intensity exercise linked to lower death risk in older men
Clocking up just a few minutes at a time of any level of physical activity, to tally 150 minutes a week, is linked to...
Heat stroke victims should first be cooled on site
Athletes who suffer life-threatening heat stroke should be cooled on site before they are taken to the hospital, according to an expert panel's report....
Arm exercises improve walking ability after a stroke
A Canadian study shows that arm exercises may improve walking ability months and even years after having a stroke. The study is the first...
Combo of minerals and other nutrients may boost performance
Women who took a specially prepared blend of minerals and nutrients for a month saw their 3-mile run times drop by almost a minute,...
Exercise slows early-stage Parkinson's disease progression
A team of researchers at Northwestern Medicine and the University of Colorado School of Medicine wanted to find out whether high- or moderate-intensity exercise...
Women have faster oxygen uptake than men
Women can process oxygen 'remarkably faster' than men when they start to exercise, according to a study from the University of Waterloo. Quick oxygen...
Endurance training helps with muscle inflammation
Endurance training can actually be helpful in dealing with muscle inflammation, according to a paper co-written by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of...
High level exercise link to increased coronary plaque in white men
White men who exercise at high levels are 86% more likely than people who exercise at low levels to experience coronary artery calcification by...
Brain stimulation boosts cyclists' endurance
Brain stimulation has been demonstrated to be an effective way to improve endurance in cyclists, in a small placebo-controlled study from the University of Kent....
HiRIT safe for post-menopausal women with low bone mass
Contrary to current opinion, High-intensity resistance and impact training (HiRIT) was efficacious and induced no adverse events for otherwise healthy post-menopausal women with low...
In middle-age maintenance of BMI linked to increased step count
Finnish data suggests that increasing steps, rather than maintaining step count, in middle age is associated with maintaining BMI at the same level.
The faculty...
Elite athletes especially excel at beating the drug tests
A scientific study has found that doping is far more common in professional sport than the rates suggested by blood and urine tests of...
Non-pharmacological therapies for chronic fatigue syndrome symptoms
Graded exercise self-help (GES) is a safe intervention to reduce fatigue and, to a lesser extent, physical disability for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome,...
10 years after ACL surgery, patients stay active with high quality of life
Patients could perform sports-related functions and maintain a high knee-related quality of life a decade after Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) surgery, though activity levels...
Soccer beats swimming and cycling for bone development in boys
Playing soccer can significantly improve bone development in adolescent boys after one-year's training, compared to swimming, cycling and non-sport playing, University of Exeter research...