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Fitness Apps Can Have a Negative Impact on Users

Cs news17 hours ago06 mins

Credit: emiliozv / iStock / Getty Images Using artificial intelligence to analyze nearly 60,000 social media posts, researchers have revealed unintended negative consequences from the use of popular fitness apps. Reporting in the British Journal of Health Psychology, they found that commercial apps such as MyFitnessPal, Strava, WW (formerly Weight Watchers), Workouts, and FitCoach could…

Even with Genetic Predisposition, Lifestyle Choices Impact Risk of Later Brain Disease

Cs news12 months ago05 mins

Credit: Lars Neumann/Getty Images Healthier midlife behaviors lead to better outcomes for age-related brain diseases even in people with genetic predisposition, research using data from the U.K. Biobank showed. A team led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston found that after about 12 years of follow-up, each 5-point improvement in subjects’ Brain…