A slower walking pace could be a sign of cognitive decline or dementia, a new study suggests. Researchers assessed more than 16,800 healthy people over the age of 65 in the U.S. and Australia during a seven-year period (2010 to 2017), according to the published study in JAMA Network Open. The investigators measured participants’ walking…
Exercise has been shown to improve brain health and reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia over the long-term. But engaging in everyday physical activity has immediate benefits for brain health, according to a new study from researchers in the Penn State College of Medicine. The team found that middle-aged people who participated in…
Hong Kong’s rail giant has said it will not resort to its by-laws to compel commuters to stand still on each side of escalators, rather than leave a path open for those who wish to pass in a hurry on the left. The MTR Corporation launched a campaign last week to persuade commuters to refrain…
Healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as good nutrition, smoking cessation and being physically active, along with routine health screenings and managing risk factors for cardiovascular disease and stroke with medication, can help prevent individuals from having a first stroke. Screening for stroke risk and educating people on how to lower their chances of having a stroke…
According to Stanford-trained physician Casey Means, M.D., author of Good Energy, “optimization culture” and biohacking have lost their way. We’ve never had more nutrition and fitness information available to us, yet Americans are getting sicker every year. What are we getting so wrong here? Source link