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Exercise is physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive for the purpose of conditioning any part of the body.Exercise is used to improve health, maintain fitness and is important as a means of physical rehabilitation. Exercise is useful in preventing or treating coronary heart disease, osteoporosis, weakness, diabetes, obesity, and depression. Range of motion is one aspect of exercise important for increasing or maintaining joint function. Strengthening exercises provide appropriate resistance to the muscles to increase endurance and strength.
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SEP 29, 2017
Videos
Everyone learns differently, but if you're trying to cram knowledge into your head at an excessive rate, such as when le
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 25, 2017
Cardiology
You don’t have to be a marathon runner to reap the benefits of exercise. Even the lightest forms of physical activ
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 21, 2017
Neuroscience
That mid-afternoon slump that seems so familiar isn't really about having too much food at lunch, or not having enou
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 20, 2017
Videos
Sleep is an essential part of life, and without it, your body doesn't get to recharge and rest from a hard day's work. A
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 18, 2017
Neuroscience
Virtual reality (VR) headsets are very popular with gamers. Being immersed in a different world and being able to intera
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are making strides in synthetic biology, and are not starting to learn how to add functionality to genomes,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2017
Neuroscience
The expression, "It's no day at the beach" is sometimes used to describe an experience that is unpleasant
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 05, 2017
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 02, 2017
Immunology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 29, 2017
Cancer
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...
AUG 29, 2017
Cardiology
Heart disease is one of those health problems that stems from a complicated mixture of factors. Preventing heart disease
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 29, 2017
Neuroscience
Dancing the night away to good music is something young people often do. Seniors aren't always able to get out as mu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 26, 2017
Videos
Most people, if not all, get sore a day or two after going through intense workout sessions. While it's common, there ar
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 24, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists are learning more about the specialized microbiomes of elite athletes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2017
Videos
Stress is an unavoidable aspect of life. At any age and at any circumstances, we are exposed to stress. While some small
...
AUG 16, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
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...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 10, 2017
Videos
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...
AUG 08, 2017
Cardiology
When the heart grows larger, it can be for one of two reasons. One reason is a result of heart failure, where heart cell
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 07, 2017
Videos
On some level, we intuitively know that calories in is much easier than calories out. That is, we can easily consume 400
...
AUG 06, 2017
Cardiology
New 3D models of the heart are designed to help surgeons navigate the delicate tissue in the heart while performing repa
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 04, 2017
Videos
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2017
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 02, 2017
Neuroscience
Patients who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are often isolated socially because of the impairme
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 29, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Next time you decide to continually push through the pain during your workouts, think twice. A man was recently hospital
...