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Exercise
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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JAN 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
Scientists in Australia are working to help preserve a species of reptile, monitor lizards (also known as goannas) that
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2016
Videos
A university in the UK will be conducting a study on 50 men who have localized prostate cancer, that is cancer that has
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 06, 2016
Cardiology
Most people have heard that exercising is good for your health, but often times it is hard for people who need exercise
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
People often argue that a person can be both fat and fit. Now, new research claims that you cannot be both fat and fit.
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 23, 2015
Health & Medicine
There are three types of fat cells: white, beige, and brown fat cells. White fat cells are responsible for obesity. They
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 23, 2015
Cardiology
Recent data from the American Heart Association (AHA) confirmed cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 20, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Could being bilingual actually provide a protective effect for cognition after a stroke? A recent study was condu
...
DEC 16, 2015
Cardiology
Novel evidence supporting the reduction of cardiovascular disease risk through regular exercise was published this week,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 14, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Want to lose weight and get healthy during work? New study suggests your chances of success will be better if you join o
...
DEC 12, 2015
Health & Medicine
For the first time in history, non-infectious diseases are killing more people than infectious diseases. Non-infectious
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 08, 2015
Neuroscience
Watching television isn’t what it used to be. With cable networks, satellite programming and streaming services li
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 30, 2015
Health & Medicine
There are plenty of ways exercise improves brain health. It boosts mood, contextual memory, and the ability to distingui
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 28, 2015
Health & Medicine
A sedentary lifestyle can lead to health conditions like type 2 diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. In serious cases,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 28, 2015
Cardiology
Normally exercise is viewed as a healthy activity that keeps us fit and our body functioning efficiently. However, in pe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 21, 2015
Videos
Hypnosis is something that people typically attribute to mind control. This is what television has put into our minds fo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 21, 2015
Videos
Typically, space equipment goes through a lot of vigorous testing before it's allowed to go up into space for official u
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 18, 2015
Videos
Your body uses the different foods that you consume for different purposes. Among some of the most common are meats and
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 17, 2015
Neuroscience
While it’s well known that exercise has many health benefits for the cardiovascular system, muscles and bone stren
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 16, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers now have a better understanding of how gut microbes contribute to obesity. Mammals have white and bro
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 12, 2015
Health & Medicine
Aside from making it difficult to fit into pants, sporting a so-called beer belly or mushy middle may actually kill you!
...
NOV 12, 2015
Neuroscience
Children diagnosed with autism often have a very difficult time reading social cues. They are not always able to tell wh
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 07, 2015
Videos
Our society is obsessed with health. We want to feel good and look healthy, but most of us are less inclined have to act
...
NOV 04, 2015
Neuroscience
Video games, online role-playing games and even just some of the board game apps on a smartphone are played by millions
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 15, 2015
Neuroscience
While it might seem like something out of a sci-fi movie, researchers in Toronto conducted brain research by using a hig
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim