Physical activity contributes to positive mental well-being in menopausal women
Postmenopausal women have more depressive symptoms than peri- or premenopausal womenCredit: University of Jyväskylä A recent study has found that ...
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Keeping lower back pain at bay: Exercises designed by Lithuanians are 3 times more efficient
Lithuanian scientists have devised a spinal stabilization exercise program for managing lower back pain for people who perform sedentary job: ...
Climate change at Mount Rainier to increase ‘mismatch’ between visitors, wildflowers
Credit: Elli Theobald Spring is coming, and with it comes the promise of warmer weather, longer days and renewed life. ...
Study finds athletes who play indoor sports at risk of vitamin D deficiency
George Mason University and Mayo Clinic Health System study assesses vitamin D status and supplementation of college athletesCredit: George Mason ...
Women deflated by #Fitspiration images
Super fit Instagram posts may be counter-productiveCredit: Flinders University Researchers have found that the #Fitspiration philosophy is flawed, making many ...
Navigating the potential pitfalls of tracking college athletes
Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington Fitness trackers like Fitbit and Garmin watches make it easy for anyone to collect data ...
UBCO professor simplifies exercise advice for spinal cord injury
Researchers take the guesswork out of exercising effectivelyCredit: OI Canada A team of researchers has developed an online platform of ...
Kids eat more calories in post-game snacks than they burn during the game
Researchers: Interventions help cut-down on unhealthy game treatsCredit: Nate Edwards/BYU Photo Almost every parent knows the drill: When it's your ...
Early intervention following traumatic brain injury reduces epilepsy risk
UC Riverside-led rat study finds an immune receptor in the hippocampus is responsible for the onset of the disease after ...
Motion capture technology used to prevent falls in older people
Credit: Christopher Hunt Volunteers in their seventies have donned motion capture suits for a study using Hollywood technology to assess ...
MRI findings predict shoulder stiffness for rotator cuff tears
Joint capsule edema and thickness at the axillary recess prove useful in predicting stiff shoulder in patients with small to ...
IncludeHealth launches equipment-agnostic digital musculoskeletal platform
IncludeConnect provides a single digital platform configurable with all strength and cardio equipment, regardless of brand or location, to enable ...
How much stress are Germany’s eSports players under
German Sport University Cologne publishes their second 'eSport Study'Credit: Copyright: German Sport University "The stresses and strains reported by eSports ...
Time spent watching television does not replace physical activity for Finnish men
The situation is different for Finnish womenCredit: University of Jyväskylä A large proportion of highly active men watch more television ...
Research shows the sexes have equal spatial cognition skills
Men and women approach the task differently but get the same resultCredit: Diarmuid Greene, TrueMedia Men are not better than ...
Study provides the first data on concussion risk in youth football
Credit: Virginia Tech For decades, there's been a widespread assumption among people with an interest in sports-related injury that youth ...
Blue light can help heal mild traumatic brain injury
The Department of Defense has a vested interest in the new University of Arizona-led research, but the results have implications ...
Physical activity and dietary behavior parallel each other from childhood to adulthood
Consumption of fruits and vegetables is higher and more frequent in individuals who are physically active when compared to their ...
A self-healing sweat sensor (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Wearable sensors that track heart rate or steps are popular fitness products. But in the future, ...
IncludeHealth gets licensing agreement from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
IncludeHealth will commercialize breakthrough technology for movement correction and rehabilitation, helping children, seniors, and athletes of all agesCredit: Cincinnati Children's ...