Hydrogel paves way for biomedical breakthrough
Plasma technology could improve viability of implantsCredit: University of Sydney Published in Advanced Functional Materials, a University of Sydney team ...
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Forty percent of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life
An update to the Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention and care adds excessive alcohol intake, head injury and air ...
Study looks at excessive exercise in people with eating disorders
Credit: Andrea Piacquadio LAWRENCE -- For most people, exercise is healthy for both body and mind. Hours spent jogging, bike ...
High school athletes require longer recovery following concussions
Epidemiologic findings from a high school populationCredit: Getty Images DETROIT - Young athletes are sidelined for at least one month ...
Living with a problem gambler?
Partner and family can help flag early signsCredit: Flinders University With the lure of online gambling high during COVID-19 lockdowns ...
NFL awards near $500K to university for helmet safety
Grantees plan to 3D-print player-specific helmet liners to reduce concussionsCredit: CU Denver The National Football League (NFL) and Football Research, ...
Exercise can slow or prevent vision loss, study finds
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Exercise can slow or prevent the development of macular degeneration and may benefit other ...
Invasive fire ants limiting spread of meat allergy — but pose their own dangers
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Invasive fire ants common in the Gulf Coast and Texas likely are limiting a ...
Exercise offers ‘profound’ benefits for Friedreich’s ataxia, research suggests
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Health A top exercise researcher at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is urging ...
Physical activity in all of its forms may help maintain muscle mass in midlife
Hormonal changes during menopause decrease muscle mass, but physical activity might slow the decrementCredit: University of Jyväskylä A large study ...
Children’s temperament traits affect their motor skills
Also age and participation in organised sports are associated with motor skillsCredit: University of Jyväskylä. A recent study among 3- ...
Parents that know a child’s preferences can assertively guide exercise
Children perceive coercion as reducing their motivation for physical activityCredit: Tuukka Luukkonen / University of Jyväskylä A parent who knows ...
Bike commuting accelerated when bike-share systems rolled into town
Credit: Jackson Holtz/U. of Washington In the past couple of years, if you lived in a major, or even mid-sized ...
Repetitive head impacts lead to early death for NFL players
Credit: JAMA Network Open A new study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) by researchers ...
Potato power: Spuds serve high quality protein that’s good for women’s muscle
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University Researchers from McMaster University have found that the potato, primarily known as a starchy vegetable, ...
Electrocardiogram shows value in college athletes’ screens
ECG heightens detection of sudden cardiac death risk and is a cost-effective diagnostic, a new study showsCredit: UW Medicine Over ...
Getting kids moving, and learning
Tennis program for teachers, coachesCredit: Flinders University Children are set to move more, improve their skills, and come up with ...
Breathing during exercise is harder for women than men
With smaller airways, overcoming resistance takes more workCredit: Paolo Dominelli, University of Waterloo Bethesda, MD - While both sexes have ...
Researchers develop synthetic scaffolds to heal injured tendons and ligaments
Top biomedical engineering researcher develops synthetic scaffolds for tendon and ligament regenerationCredit: Pixabay Key points: Top biomedical engineering researcher develops ...
‘I saw you were online’: How online status indicators shape our behavior
Credit: Cobb et al./ Proceedings of the 2020 ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Some apps highlight ...