News tagged with treadmill
Postmortem genetic tests after sudden death may provide less expensive way to identify risk
Nov 15, 2009 |
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Targeted postmortem testing to identify genetic mutations associated with sudden unexplained death (SUD) is an effective and less expensive way to determine risk to relatives than comprehensive cardiac testing of first degree ...
Moderate exercise in mice boosts immune system, diminishes flu's severity
Oct 28, 2009 |
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(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 ...
Walking back to happiness
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique exercise programme which has been proven to help women living with depression has been unveiled by researchers from The University of Nottingham.
Researcher trips amputees in effort to develop improved prosthetic legs
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Again and again, 71-year-old Marjorie Brasier walked on the treadmill using an instrumented prosthetic leg, and again and again she tripped or slipped. Sometimes she recovered on her own and kept walking, while at other ...
NASA fueling space shuttle for 2nd launch attempt
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NASA is fueling space shuttle Discovery again for an early morning launch.
People who bike or walk to work are more fit, less fat than drivers
Jul 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Trying to get fit but can’t work it into your daily schedule? Incorporating even relatively short bouts of exercise into a daily commute appears to deliver significant rewards, according to a new study from ...
NASA names treadmill after Colbert
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- One small step for NASA, one giant running leap for Stephen Colbert.
Treadmill exercise improves walking endurance for patients with peripheral arterial disease
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which can include symptoms such as pain in the legs, who participated in supervised treadmill exercise improved their walking endurance and quality of life, according to a ...
High resolution heart images now available at peak stress
Jul 30, 2008 |
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While treadmill exercise stress testing is an essential tool in the prevention, detection and treatment of cardiovascular disease, physicians are often challenged to gain clear images of the heart when a patient is at peak ...
