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Dietary sport supplement shows strong effects in the elderly

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 07, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (14) | comments 0

Beta-alanine (BA), a dietary supplement widely used by athletes and body builders, has been proven to increase the fitness levels of a group of elderly men and women. The research, published in BioMed Central's open access ...


Size and fitness levels of NHL players have improved, study shows

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 16, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Imagine taking a picture of your favourite sports team every year for a generation. Looking back over a quarter of century, the changes you'd see are significant.





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Keep on running: Lack of exercise when young may lead to heart disease

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 04, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

A lack of physical activity and fitness as a child can lead to an increased risk of heart disease according to research published in the open access journal Dynamic Medicine.


Fitness levels decline with age, especially after 45

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Men and women become gradually less fit with age, with declines accelerating after age 45, according to a report in the October 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, mainta ...


Exercise may prevent brain shrinkage in early Alzheimer's disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 14, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Mild Alzheimer's disease patients with higher physical fitness had larger brains compared to mild Alzheimer's patients with lower physical fitness, according to a study published in the July 15, 2008, issue of Neurology, the me ...


Aerobically fit women have lower chance of breast cancer, study says

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A new study by University of South Carolina researchers indicates aerobically fit women are three times less likely to die of breast cancer than those who seldom exercise.


Study finds certain liver disease related to cardiovascular fitness

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 24, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have suboptimal levels of cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength, body composition and physical fitness, according to a new study. The findings appear in the April issue ...


Cardiovascular fitness not affected by cancer treatment

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

The cardiovascular fitness level of cancer survivors is not affected by many standard cancer therapies, say researchers from Georgetown University Medical Cancer. That is the finding of a new observational study to be presented ...


Study finds fitness level, not body fat, may be stronger predictor of longevity for older adults

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 05, 2007 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (24) | comments 0

Adults over age 60 who had higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness lived longer than unfit adults, independent of their levels of body fat, according to a study in the December 5 issue of JAMA.


Aerobically unfit young adults on road to diabetes in middle age

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Most healthy 25 year olds don't stay up at night worrying whether they are going to develop diabetes in middle age. The disease is not on their radar, and middle age is a lifetime away.


Unfit Young Adults on Road to Diabetes in Middle Age

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created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most healthy 25 year olds don't stay up at night worrying whether they are going to develop diabetes in middle age. The disease is not on their radar, and middle age is a lifetime away.


There's a speed limit to the pace of evolution, biologists say

Biology / Evolution

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a theoretical model that informs the understanding of evolution and determines how quickly an organism will evolve using a catalogue of "evolutionary speed limits." ...



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