Health
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169Why walking to work may be better for you than a casual stroll
Walking for utilitarian purposes significantly improves your health, and that those types of walking trips are easier to bring into your daily...
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232Acute exercise has beneficial effects on the immune system during prostate cancer
In prostate cancer survivors, a moderate bout of exercise kept the cell count of certain type of immune cells at a normal...
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502Stretching your legs may help prevent diseases such as heart diseases, stroke and diabetes
Passive stretching differs from active stretching in that the former involves an external force (another person or gravity) stretching you, whereas active...
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329Strenuous daily exercise may shorten, not prolong, longevity
Frequent exercise is often touted as key to leading a long and healthy life. But few studies have delved into comparisons in...
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305Dangers of sitting and staying idle too long
If you have a desk job and currently working from home sitting behind a desk and facing a computer or laptop, then...
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266Physical activity in all of its forms may help maintain muscle mass in midlife
Loss of estrogen has an effect on muscles and leads to a decline in muscle mass. Physical activity in all of its...
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228Evidence supports physical distancing, masks, and eye protection to help prevent COVID-19
A comprehensive review of existing evidence supports physical distancing of two meters or more to prevent person-to-person transmission of COVID-19. Face masks...
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419New study shows how ketamine combats depression
The anaesthetic drug ketamine has been shown, in low doses, to have a rapid effect on difficult-to-treat depression.
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423A return to the wild for better immune health
Exposure to biodiverse natural environments carries ecological benefits - green spaces with higher eco-system function give children better exposure to pick things...
