Breast cancer treatment is not as effective for patients with a high body mass index (BMI) and the risk of death is higher for those patients.
EurekAlert, 2009-12-10, Obesity linked with poorer breast cancer outcomes
In this study of men who were 15-18 years old, they increased their IQ by improving their physical fitness.
EurekAlert, 2009-12-02, Young adults who exercise get higher IQ
New blood vessels are formed when the PGC-1alpha molecule senses low oxygen and nutritional levels. Exercise either creates more of this molecule, or helps it work better.
EurekAlert, 2009-12-02, Study explains how exercise helps patients with peripheral artery disease
A low energy diet reduced their mean apnoea hypopnoea index (AHI) by about 3 times.
EurekAlert, 2009-12-03, Weight loss reduces sleep problems in obese men
If woman who store fat around waist, during middle age, double their risk of dementia, if they don’t die from a heart attack or stroke before the age of 70.
EurekAlert, 2009-11-23, Fat around the middle increases the risk of dementia
Men who regularly participated in moderate to heavy exercise, such as jogging, tennis, or swimming, had a 2.7% risk of stroke dung a five year period, compared to a 4.6% risk to those who did not exercise. The average age of the men in the study was 69.
EurekAlert, 2009-11-23, Moderate-to-heavy exercise may reduce risk of stroke for men
Rapid walking or cycling is enough to lower the risk of cerebral infections by 27% in men.
EurekAlert, 2009-11-13, The benefits of exercise
Regular walking is enough to lower the risk of colorectal carcinoma by 40%.
EurekAlert, 2009-11-13, The benefits of exercise
Physical activity through the end of pregnancy is healthy for both the baby and mother. Exercising in the third trimester of pregnancy reduced the risk of giving birth to heavy newborns.
2009-11-12, EurekAlert, Playing sport up to the end of pregnancy is healthy for the baby and the mother
Rapid walking or cycling is enough to lower the risk of cerebral hemorrhages by 40% in men.
EurekAlert, 2009-11-13, The benefits of exercise