Investigators with the Baycrest Rotman Research Institute say that depressive people benefit significantly from something as simple as a walk in the park. This habit can improve their memory performances, regardless of whether they take their walks in the countryside or an urban landscape.
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15 May 2012
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Exercising for a short while every day turns out to be a great way of keeping Alzheimer's Disease at bay, the results of a new study show. Interestingly, the effect was found to hold true even for people older than 80.
Rush University Medical Center investigators say that physical activity may refer to everyth... |
19 April 2012
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In a study funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), investigators from the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy in Piscataway, New Jersey, found that consuming caffeine and exercising provide a protective effect against skin cancers triggered by excessive exposure to sunlight.
The investigation, whic... |
4 April 2012
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I find it very interesting that water has such a huge influence on our bodies and minds. This was not really that well known until recently. Investigators were able to figure out that even mild dehydration can affect our moods negatively, while at the same time diminishing our overall energy levels.Obviously, this im... |
20 February 2012
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A new study reveals that people who are at an increased risk of suffering from panic attacks, or who experience panic attacks regularly, engaging in physical exercises can result in a considerable reduction of their symptoms. It would appear that regular exercises act as a tonic for the human body, allowing it to bet... |
13 July 2011
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Investigators have recently taken a vested interest in determining the precise combination of factors that make certain individuals more prone to ensure strenuous physical activity better than others. In upcoming studies, research teams plan to investigate the cardiovascular system, the respiratory system and the mus... |
4 May 2011
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that taking some time off from an important, stressful task to do some physical exercises may contribute more to fulfilling that task than not doing so.
Exams, job interviews, deadlines at work and other similar events can boost people'... |
21 March 2011
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While it seems weird for kids not to play and move around a lot while they are small, this is precisely what happens in countries such as the United Kingdom. Authorities here are very worried about this trend, which will soon begin translating into a public health problem.Low levels of physical activity have been lin... |
18 January 2011
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Researchers at the Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis conducted a new study that concluded that regular exercise is associated to lower risks of dying from colon cancer.This is actually one of the first studies to prove that physical activity can ... |
3 January 2011
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It seems like the world is getting used to having increasing obesity rates in youngsters, since people say that it's hard to convince kids to eat better and exercise more. There are a few elements that can lower the risk of obesity, like fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption or increasing water intake and physic... |
7 December 2010
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Researchers from American Cancer Society carried out a new study that linked long sitting periods of time with a higher risk of death. This conclusion was drawn regardless of subjects' physical activity. The study appearing in the American Journal of Epidemiology, concludes that besides being physically active,... |
22 July 2010
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Apparently, the obesity epidemic among children has little if nothing to do with inactivity. A report from the EarlyBird Diabetes Study, based at the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth, UK, has been studying in detail a group of children for the past 11 years.According to a review published in 2009, all trials to r... |
8 July 2010
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Exercise is good for your health, say physicians all around the world. It has been proven that active people live longer and stay healthier. Women who have been active during the teenage years have lower risk for cognitive impairment later in life. This theory is suggested by a new study, made by researchers from Tor... |
6 July 2010
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A group of researchers from the Southern Methodist University (SMU) have recently released their conclusions of a review they conducted on a selection of scientific studies dealing with possible cures and courses of treatment for depression and anxiety. These two conditions oftentimes go hand in hand, and the team be... |
2 April 2010
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Scientists have determined in a new investigation that high levels of physical activity may be some of the triggers for the unforgiving disease that is arthritis. The condition manifests itself by deforming the joints inside the body, and causing excruciating pain in the sufferers. At this point, there is very little... |
30 November 2009
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A new scientific study comes to shed some light onto why some children find it more difficult to fall asleep than others. The explanation that researchers found resided within the level of activity the youngsters performed on any given day. While parents have known for a long time that, if their kids play a lot, they... |
24 July 2009
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If you have type 2 diabetes it would be a good idea to walk an extra 45 minutes each day, says a new study showing that exercise can keep the blood sugar levels under control, thus limiting the effects of this terrible disease. Type 2 diabetes is a non-insulin-dependent disease that can be managed through dietary mod... |
28 July 2008
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