The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, and the National Football League (NFL), are doubling down on kids physically active through NFL PLAY 60 as students return to the classroom…
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Why Baking Is A Great Activity For Brain Health
Stress baking has trended on social media over the past decade for good reason — it helps people calm down! Between measuring the ingredients and working with different textures, baking provides various stimuli to the brain resulting in cognitive benefits….
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The Surprising Activity That May Help Migraine Sufferers
Any migraine sufferer will tell you that the ailment is more than “just a headache.” Up to 39% of people worldwide suffer from migraines, which can last up to 72 hours and occur anywhere from once or twice a month…
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Increased physical activity after ICD implantation linked to less hospitalization, death
People who made even small increases in their daily physical activity levels after receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) experienced fewer incidences of hospitalization and had a decreased risk of death, according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular…
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Low-to-moderate activity levels can significantly improve quality of life after bowel cancer
World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) today announces two new studies, which find that a reduction in sedentary behavior has a positive impact on the quality of life after bowel cancer. The first study, published in Medicine & Science in Sports…
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AHA News: Physical Activity Could Reduce Heart Disease Deaths Among American Indians
MONDAY, Nov. 9, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Physical activity may reduce the risk of death from cardiovascular disease among American Indians, according to new research that also studied inflammation’s role in exercise and heart health. Past studies of…
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Decision conflict before cancer surgery correlates with lower activity after surgery
Nearly one-third of cancer patients who decide to undergo surgery for their condition may have second thoughts, and this decision conflict may lead to less favorable treatment outcomes in both the near- and long-term, according to a team of investigators…
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Study finds physical activity is beneficial for health, and more intense activity is better
Physical activity of any intensity is beneficial for health, but more intense activity has greater benefits, according to a new study published today in Nature Medicine. In the largest study to date of accelerometer-measured physical activity, a team led by…
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Canadian youth show no movement in activity
The school year may have a few days remaining, but one report card is already in—and it shows that we have a lot of work to do. Canadian kids earned a D-plus from the 2020 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical…
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Studies of brain activity aren’t as useful as scientists thought
Hundreds of published studies over the last decade have claimed it’s possible to predict an individual’s patterns of thoughts and feelings by scanning their brain in an MRI machine as they perform some mental tasks. But a new analysis by…
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