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A new study indicates that cancer patients and survivors have a ready weapon against fatigue and chemo brain: a brisk walk. Researchers looked at the association between physical activity, fatigue and performance on cognitive tasks in nearly 300 breast cancer survivors.img src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/fitness/~4/rMSKMXpSyVY height=1 width=1 alt=/...
For mice and men, a strength in one area of Darwinian fitness may mean a deficiency in another. A look at Olympic athletes shows that a wrestler is built much differently than a marathoner. Its long been supposed that strength in fighting, or protecting territory and resources, comes at the expense of running, or spatial mobility. Now an experiment with house mice provides evidence for this theory.img src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/fitness/~4/Xe2VGpdnsjI height=1...
Having a sugar-sweetened drink with a high-protein meal may negatively affect energy balance, alter food preferences and cause the body to store more fat.img src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/fitness/~4/Tz_iXocRZUQ height=1 width=1 alt=/...
Physical exercise seems beneficial in the prevention of cognitive impairment and dementia in old age, numerous studies have shown. Now researchers have explored in one of the first studies worldwide how exercise affects brain metabolism.img src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/fitness/~4/OhtMaXLiXuU height=1 width=1 alt=/...
American adults who believed that they were less active than their peers died younger than those who believed they were more active -- even if their actual activity levels were similar, research shows.img src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/fitness/~4/ft9wU9ltt1U height=1 width=1 alt=/...
Pregnant women who have a healthy diet and regular moderate exercise are less likely to have a caesarean section, gain excessive weight, or develop diabetes in pregnancy, according to a new study.img src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/fitness/~4/W51-SxExm4c height=1 width=1 alt=/...