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Physical_Activity
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Aug 15, 2008 |
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25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and the Risk of Mortality in the General Population - Source: Archives of Internal Medicine, Aug 11, 2008
Long term tracking of 13,331 US adults found those in the lowest vitamin D quartile were 26% more likely to die of any cause than those in the highest D group, report researchers at Johns Hopkins & Albert Einstein. [Source: Archives of Internal Medicine, Aug 11, 2008] |
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Jul 19, 2008 |
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Cardiorespiratory fitness and brain atrophy in early Alzheimer disease - Source: Neurology, July 2008
Increased cardiorespiratory fitness is linked to less brain atrophy in early Alzheimer disease and may moderate a common underlying process that affects both brain atrophy and fitness. [Source: Neurology, July 2008] |
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May 12, 2008 |
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Arthritis as a potential barrier to physical activity among adults with diabetes: United States, 2005 and 2007 - Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, May 2008
A survey of U.S. adults with doctor-diagnosed diabetes determined that 52% also have diagnosed arthritis (45.9% of males & 58.0% of females with diabetes). Arthritis prevalence for the adult population overall is 21.6%. [Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, May 2008] |
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Mar 29, 2006 |
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Abstract: Lower Plasma Vitamin E Levels Are Associated With the Frailty Syndrome: The InCHIANTI Study
We tested the hypothesis that, independent of confounders, low plasma levels of vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol), the main fat-soluble human antioxidant, are associated with the frailty syndrome in older persons free from dementia and disability. |
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Feb 27, 2006 |
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National Institutes of Health Seeks Strategies to Preserve Brain Health
With the rapid aging of the population, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is intensifying the search for strategies to preserve brain health as people grow older. |
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Feb 17, 2006 |
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Abstract: Dietary supplements and weight control in a middle-age population
This study investigates the association of long-term (10-year) use of 14 nutritional supplements, marketed as weight-control aids, with weight change over the past 10 years among individuals age 53 to 57 years. |
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Jan 16, 2006 |
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Vitamin D Can Play Role in Lung Health
Vitamin D may play a role in keeping our lungs healthy, with greater concentrations of vitamin D resulting in greater lung health benefits. |
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Jan 16, 2006 |
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Weizmann Institute Suggests That Immune Cells Help to Maintain Cognition and Brain Cell Renewal
A team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, led by Prof. Michal Schwartz of the Neurobiology Department, has come up with new findings that may have implications in delaying and slowing down cognitive deterioration in old age. |
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Jan 16, 2006 |
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Caffeine Limits Blood Flow to Heart Muscle During Exercise
In healthy volunteers, the equivalent of two cups of coffee reduced the body's ability to boost blood flow to the heart muscle in response to exercise, and the effect was stronger when the participants were in a chamber simulating high altitude, according to a new study. |
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Jan 04, 2006 |
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Study: Exercise Helps Speed Wound Healing in Older Adults
The body's ability to heal even small skin wounds normally slows down as we age. But a new study in older adults finds that regular exercise may speed up the wound-healing process by as much as 25 percent. |
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