KOTA KINABALU: Students at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) are stepping up their health game with a new challenge encouraging at least 150 minutes of exercise a week and five servings of fruits and vegetables a day. The six-month programme dubbed FSSK x ANMS #Move Munch Balance, is aimed at shifting health behaviours and improving productivity…
Bad habits such as smoking, heavy drinking and lack of exercise must be tackled as early as possible to boost the odds of a happy and healthy old age. That is the message of a new peer-reviewed study, published in the Annals of Medicine (Elevate), that found smoking and other vices are associated with declines…
LAS VEGAS, April 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Abstracts being presented at this year’s American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting in Las Vegas highlight the powerful role of healthy lifestyle choices in urologic health and cancer management. New studies explore how exercise and diet may slow prostate cancer progression, the benefits of pelvic yoga for…
A study reveals that a calorie-restricted Mediterranean diet paired with physical activity preserves bone health in older adults with metabolic syndrome—especially women—highlighting a promising approach to prevent age-related osteoporosis. Study: Mediterranean Diet, Physical Activity, and Bone Health in Older Adults: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Image Credit: Shutterstock AI Generator / Shutterstock.com A recent…
In recent years, a troubling rise in heart attacks among young adults has prompted healthcare professionals to sound the alarm. What was once largely considered a concern for the older population has now emerged as a critical issue for the youth. Experts point to a combination of modern lifestyle habits, chronic stress, and poor mental…
Training your brain to be more positive is an effective and easier option. Emerging research suggests optimism can extend your life span — and you can cultivate it yourself with daily writing exercises or talk therapy, said Laura Kubzansky, a professor of social and behavioral sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,…
Danish researchers, in collaboration with the Danish Football Association, have released a White Paper that describes football as an effective recipe in the prevention and treatment of lifestyle-related diseases. The White Paper entitled Football as Prevention and Treatment – A White Paper Focusing on 10 Non-Communicable Diseases and Risk Factors – compiles and presents research…
It’s safe to say many of us could afford to spend a little less time glued to our phones and a lot more time moving our bodies. But getting our daily steps in is no easy task — which is why some people rely on gamified challenges to motivate themselves to go for a simple…
Si te quedas de pie sobre una plataforma vibratoria del tamaño aproximado de una báscula de baño, podrás perder kilos y ganar músculo. Al menos esa es la afirmación que encontrarás por todo TikTok. “Todo lo que tienes que hacer es subirte a esta plataforma vibratoria, y ella hará todo el trabajo por ti”, dijo…
Lifestyle and health factors that are linked with heart disease appear to have a greater impact on cardiovascular risk in women than men, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25). While factors such as diet, exercise, smoking and blood pressure have long been linked with heart…