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Fitness: The term "fitness" is an all-encompassing term that describes a set of physical attributes needed to perform a person's tasks in a safe and healthy manner. This can include but is not limited to three general domains of fitness: the Health Domain, the Skilled Domain, and The Sports Related Domain. This blog will focus on describing the characteristics of the Health Domain. The Health Domain contains such elements as appropriate body weight, cardiovascular health, muscle flexibility, muscle endurance, and, muscle strength.
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DEC 23, 2022Earth & The Environment
This interview series is focused on the graduate student experience across all STEM fields that allows them to get their ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 22, 2022Cardiology
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This exotic new group of fungi includes these odd "earth tongue" organisms / (Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC-BY-SA-4.0)Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Is it possible to lose weight with cannabis? Here's what the latest research tells us.Written By: Helaine KrysikNOV 30, 2022Health & Medicine
A new study has suggested that people's water needs vary so much and depend on so many things, there is no universal rec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Tumors use our own immune systems against us by coaxing regulatory T cells to keep antitumor immune response low. But re ...Written By: Amielle MorenoNOV 29, 2022Cancer
Aging occurs when molecular damage accumulates in cells and tissues throughout the body resulting in dysfunction and dys ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 11, 2022Health & Medicine
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A recent study published in the European Heart Journal suggests that short two-minute bursts of activity that add up to ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 02, 2022Space & Astronomy
On October 12, 2022, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Solar Orbiter mission had its second close encounter with t ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.OCT 31, 2022Cancer
Cancer is a disease that impacts the whole person, wreaking havoc on an individual’s emotional and physical well-b ...Written By: Katie KokolusOCT 29, 2022Microbiology
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Retirees tend to get more sleep and less exercise, which could have negative health impacts.Written By: Savannah LoganOCT 17, 2022Plants & Animals
New research suggests prenatal growth in human ancestors can be predicted from teethWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattSEP 23, 2022Neuroscience
The Life of Her Mind is a new video series focusing on the lives, perspectives, career pathways, and research of women w ...SEP 22, 2022Cardiology
Low physical function has been linked to heart attack, stroke, and heart failure in older adults.Written By: Savannah LoganSEP 15, 2022Health & Medicine
A recent study found that people who were more physically active during the first few months of the pandemic struggled s ...Written By: Kerry CharronSEP 07, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Achieving high cell densities in long-term cultures is often a challenge facing bioprocessing manufacturers, and one tha ...Sponsored By: FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific
DEC 23, 2022
Earth & The Environment
This interview series is focused on the graduate student experience across all STEM fields that allows them to get their
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 22, 2022
Cardiology
Home air purifiers can improve some markers of cardiovascular health.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
DEC 21, 2022
Neuroscience
Social behavior is common to all animal species and refers to interactions between individuals of a species. Studying so
...
Written By:
Anusha Naganathan
DEC 15, 2022
Neuroscience
Many studies have highlighted the negative health effects of stress, but a recent study sheds light on how chronic stres
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 14, 2022
Space & Astronomy
When we think of large mountains or volcanoes, we often think of Mount Everest, which holds the distinction as being the
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Twins can provide researchers with a unique opportunity to investigate how a trait might be influenced by genetics or by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2022
Cardiology
Your smartwatch could help measure your physical and cardiovascular health.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
DEC 01, 2022
Microbiology
This exotic new group of fungi includes these odd "earth tongue" organisms / (Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC-BY-SA-4.0)
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Is it possible to lose weight with cannabis? Here's what the latest research tells us.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
NOV 30, 2022
Health & Medicine
A new study has suggested that people's water needs vary so much and depend on so many things, there is no universal rec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Tumors use our own immune systems against us by coaxing regulatory T cells to keep antitumor immune response low. But re
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
NOV 29, 2022
Cancer
Aging occurs when molecular damage accumulates in cells and tissues throughout the body resulting in dysfunction and dys
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 11, 2022
Health & Medicine
The role of a crucial hormone called INSL3 (insulin-like peptide hormone) has been discovered, and it may help predict w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2022
Cardiology
A recent study published in the European Heart Journal suggests that short two-minute bursts of activity that add up to
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 02, 2022
Space & Astronomy
On October 12, 2022, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Solar Orbiter mission had its second close encounter with t
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
OCT 31, 2022
Cancer
Cancer is a disease that impacts the whole person, wreaking havoc on an individual’s emotional and physical well-b
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 29, 2022
Microbiology
Kirstin Cutshaw is a Biological Sciences PhD student at the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) whose research focuses
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 27, 2022
Microbiology
An image by Kouhei Mizuno shows a plated colony of HS-3 bacteria, and its transparent and iridescent appearance.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2022
Cardiology
Retirees tend to get more sleep and less exercise, which could have negative health impacts.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
OCT 17, 2022
Plants & Animals
New research suggests prenatal growth in human ancestors can be predicted from teeth
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
SEP 23, 2022
Neuroscience
The Life of Her Mind is a new video series focusing on the lives, perspectives, career pathways, and research of women w
...
SEP 22, 2022
Cardiology
Low physical function has been linked to heart attack, stroke, and heart failure in older adults.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
SEP 15, 2022
Health & Medicine
A recent study found that people who were more physically active during the first few months of the pandemic struggled s
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 07, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Achieving high cell densities in long-term cultures is often a challenge facing bioprocessing manufacturers, and one tha
...
Sponsored By:
FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific