Sep
3
Capacity For Exercise Can Be Inherited, Suggesting That Pharmaceutical Drugs Can Be Used To Alter Activity Levels In Humans
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Biologists at the University of California, Riverside have found that voluntary activity, such as daily exercise, is a highly heritable trait that can be passed down genetically to successive generations. Working on mice in the lab, they found that activity level can be enhanced with “selective breeding”- the process of breeding plants and animals for particular genetic traits…
Sep
2
Will Extra Protein And Exercise Help Dialysis Patients?
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University of Illinois scientists will learn whether protein supplements and cycling during treatments can help dialysis patients fight cardiovascular disease and retain physical function, thanks to a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “Patients with kidney failure face many health problems…
Sep
2
Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study (Time.com)
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Time.com - A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activity
Sep
1
Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study (Time.com)
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Time.com - A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activity
Sep
1
Physically Active Lifestyle May Reduce Genetic Predisposition To Obesity
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New research from the UK suggests that living an active lifestyle can reduce people’s genetic predisposition to obesity by about 40 per cent, challenging a popular view that exercise doesn’t help people lose weight if they are genetically predisposed to obesity…
Aug
31
Active Lifestyle May Help Counter Obesity Genes (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) — Exercise can reduce a
person’s genetic predisposition to obesity by 40 percent, finds a new
English study.
Aug
31
Active Lifestyle May Help Counter Obesity Genes (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) — Exercise can reduce a
person’s genetic predisposition to obesity by 40 percent, finds a new
English study.
Aug
26
Fat Distribution Plays A Role In Weight Loss Success In Patients At Risk Of Diabetes
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Why is it that some people lose weight and body fat when they exercise and eat less and others don’t? German researchers say MRI and magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy can provide the answer - and help predict who will benefit from lifestyle changes. Results of the study are published online and will appear in the November issue of the journal Radiology…
Aug
14
New Micromass Study Shows Metabolic Mindset™ May Be A Valuable Weapon In America’s Battle Against Obesity
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Behavioral researchers at MicroMass Communications have identified a metabolic mindset™ that could be the key to helping physicians, nurses and other healthcare educators successfully influence patients with type 2 diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol to adopt healthier lifestyle changes such as losing weight, eating better, getting more exercise, and giving up cigarettes…
Aug
3
Synapses In Lab Mice Rejuvenated By Exercise And Caloric Restriction
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Harvard University researchers have uncovered a mechanism through which caloric restriction and exercise delay some of the debilitating effects of aging by rejuvenating connections between nerves and the muscles that they control…