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Exercise cuts ‘chemo brain’ and fatigue in cancer patients

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A simple home-based exercise plan helped patients stay active during chemotherapy, reducing mental fatigue and showing potential to ease “chemo brain”, especially in those on shorter treatment cycles.  Study: Effects of Exercise on Cognitive Impairment in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy: A Multicenter Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial. Image credit: NDAB Creativity/Shutterstock.com  Cancer-related cognitive impairment occurs in … Read more

Walking for Health: Body, Mind & Soul Benefits

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Exercise during chemotherapy supports physical and cognitive health

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Researchers recommended a tailored, scientifically validated exercise program to individuals receiving chemotherapy for cancer, and those who were on a two-week chemotherapy schedule and followed the exercise prescription were able to maintain their walking-step goals, use resistance bands, and stay mentally sharper compared to patients who did not exercise. Led by Karen Mustian, PhD, MPH, … Read more

Electrical Stimulation stimulation restores movement and sensory feedback after severe spinal injury

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The effects of spinal cord injuries are complex and multifaceted. People lose not only the ability to control the movement of their limbs, but also the ability to receive sensory feedback from them. Both are critical to generate the coordinated movement involved in walking. Now, a team of researchers from Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, … Read more

Can aging bring improvement instead of decline? Long-term study says yes

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A 12-year national study reveals that aging need not mean decline. Researchers show that many older adults maintain or even improve their cognitive and physical abilities, and that positive beliefs about aging are linked to better long-term health trajectories. Study: Aging Redefined: Cognitive and Physical Improvement with Positive Age Beliefs. Image Credit: Finist4 / Shutterstock … Read more

Study reports life expectancies of spina bifida patients by age, sex, and severity of impairment

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Studies have reported on survival probabilities of people born with open spina bifida, a condition where the spinal cord and nerves are exposed through an opening in the back. Research published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology now provides life expectancies, with results reported by age, sex, and different levels of impairment. In the study … Read more

The power of Sprint-Based exercise

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A new randomized trial shows that short bursts of supervised high-intensity exercise may retrain the brain’s fear response to bodily sensations, offering a scalable and engaging new therapeutic pathway for people with panic disorder. Study: Brief intermittent intense exercise as interoceptive exposure for panic disorder: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Image credit: Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock.com Interoceptive exposure … Read more

How walking in Hong Kong is helping with cancer recovery and mental health

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In a city obsessed with efficiency, optimisation and results, walking has rarely been focused on as a health intervention. Yet across Hong Kong, a quiet reframing is taking place. Increasingly, it is being described not as light exercise or leisure, but as a form of everyday medicine, one that supports mental health, recovery from illness … Read more

Exercise-triggered mitochondrial transfer offers hope for stroke and dementia

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Physical rehabilitation and symptom management still remain the mainstay of treatment for stroke, as clot removal or dissolution is effective only within a narrow time frame after the stroke. After that, many patients are left with long-term problems like difficulty in walking, speaking, and memory decline. Exercise has been beneficial in preventing strokes and improving … Read more

Arthritis significantly restricts employment for millions of American adults

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According to new research from the University of Delaware, nearly 40% of American adults ages 18 to 64 with arthritis – almost 10 million people – say the medical condition is limiting their ability to work.  Co-author Daniel White, associate professor of physical therapy at UD, analyzed findings from the 2023 National Health Interview Survey, which was recently published in the … Read more