News tagged with exercised mice

Exercise eases arthritis in obese mice even without weight loss

Adding another incentive to exercise, scientists at Duke University Medical Center have found that physical activity improves arthritis symptoms even among obese mice that continue to chow down on a high-fat diet.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Have brain fatigue? A bout of exercise may be the cure

Researchers have long known that regular exercise increases the number of organelles called mitochondria in muscle cells. Since mitochondria are responsible for generating energy, this numerical boost is thought to underlie ...

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created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Missing genes may separate coach potato from active cousin

You may think your lack of resolve to get off the couch to exercise is because you're lazy, but McMaster University researchers have discovered it may be you are missing key genes.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Sep 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Voluntary exercise by animals prevents weight gain, despite high-fat diet

(Medical Xpress) -- University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have found that animals on a high-fat diet can avoid weight gain if they exercise.

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created May 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diet and exercise restore immune function in obesity

(PhysOrg.com) -- Boston University scientists say that moderate daily exercise and dietary control might reverse immune dysfunctions found in people with obesity.

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created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Regular exercise can delay the aging process

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Canadian scientists working with mice genetically modified to age twice as fast as normal has found regular exercise keeps them young.

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created Feb 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (20) | comments 7 | with audio podcast report

The couch potato effect: Deletion of key muscle protein inhibits exercise

Daniel Kelly, M.D., and his colleagues at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) at Lake Nona have unveiled a surprising new model for studying muscle function: the couch potato mouse. While these mice ...

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created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Aerobic exercise grows brain cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- Aerobic exercises such as running or jogging have long been known to be good for the health, but now new research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has sh ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 5 | with audio podcast report

Moderate exercise in mice boosts immune system, diminishes flu's severity

(PhysOrg.com) -- It appears as though exercise pain does have plenty of gain when it comes to fighting off the severe effects of the flu. A new study by five Iowa State University researchers on mice infected ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0