Tag: Health Research

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Physical inactivity (insufficient physical activity levels) is a serious public health issue that results in all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity. Increasing physical activity among the working-age population, which represents ~65% of the total population, is expected to improve health and prevent disease earlier. Numerous intervention studies have been conducted…

U.S. teenagers still struggle to make healthy choices when it comes to diet, exercise and sleep, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report says. Specifically, the percentage of students eating healthy, exercising regularly, and getting at least eight hours of sleep was lower in 2023 than in 2013. “Overall, U.S. high school students…

Credit: Arpit from Pixabay Low back pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide with many treatments, such as medication, often failing to provide lasting relief. Researchers from the University of Sydney’s Center for Rural Health have uncovered a possible solution. Their study, published in JAMA Network Open, found integrating lifestyle support into back pain…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain University of Iowa researchers are recommending all patients be surveyed about their physical activity levels, after a new study underscores the link between physical activity and chronic disease. The study, led by Lucas Carr, associate professor in the Department of Health and Human Physiology, examined responses from more than 7,000 patients…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Using an AI tool, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have analyzed brain images from 70-year-olds and estimated their brains’ biological age. They found that factors detrimental to vascular health, such as inflammation and high glucose levels, are associated with an older-looking brain, while healthy lifestyles were linked to brains with a younger…

Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels New research from the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Thompson Institute has found a relationship between lifestyle choices that affect dementia risk and early signs of aging in the brain. Researchers discovered reduced white matter volume and an imbalance in electrical activity in the brains of participants whose lifestyle factors…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain With type 2 diabetes on the rise, prevention measures are critical. But it’s often hard for people living in rural areas to access health care and lifestyle resources that can improve their health. Involving local leaders and churches could make all the difference in these communities, according to a study from…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Many people could greatly improve their odds against developing dementia by making four, low-cost lifestyle changes, Western researchers have discovered. In the first study of its kind, researchers at Lawson Research Institute (Lawson) and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry found about half of dementia cases in Canada can be influenced…