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Health

Five health benefits of line dancing—according to science

Line dancing is enjoying a global resurgence, rising to a level of popularity not seen since Billy Ray Cyrus' Achy Breaky Heart topped the charts in 1991.

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Lactulose and tai chi show promise preventing falls for cirrhosis patients

Lactulose and tai chi can prevent falls in patients with cirrhosis, according to results from the LiveSMART Trial. Michigan Medicine hepatologists reported the findings as a late breaking abstract at The Liver Meeting 2025 ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Why morning exercise feels so hard

Your alarm goes off. Somehow you manage to get dressed, drag yourself to the gym, and start squatting.

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Microfluidic sensors enable real-time sweat analysis

Eccrine sweat is a water-like fluid secreted by eccrine sweat glands that comprises various kinds of biochemical components such as electrolytes, metabolites, organic molecules, and drugs. The quantitative measurement of ...

Neuroscience

Blood markers linked to post-concussion symptoms in teens

Levels of certain biomarkers in the blood are associated with symptom severity during recovery from concussion in adolescents—with some significant differences between male and female patients, reports a study in the Journal ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Exercise reduces risk of common postpartum pelvic floor problems

Targeted pelvic floor muscle training in the first year postpartum significantly reduces the risk of two common pelvic floor disorders, according to a study that rewrites the longstanding narrative that these disorders are ...

Neuroscience

Q&A: How sports-related concussions affect reaction times

When playing sports, it's important to remember: Brains don't have seat belts. When rapid acceleration or deceleration of the brain inside the skull occurs with a blow to the head, a concussion happens, which in some cases ...

Health

Should young people take creatine?

Creatine is one of the most widely used sports supplements across the world. It's taken by many in the hopes of boosting strength, enhancing athletic performance and promoting muscle growth.

Health

Supercharge your workout with a weighted vest?

Weighted vests are one of the latest health trends popping up on social media. There are lots of claims about the benefits: They can help you lose weight and improve your strength, posture, and even your bone density. But ...

Health

Why walking may be the key to a long and healthy life

Throughout history, few things have inspired as much quackery as the pills, potions and promises to slow aging, boost vitality, or extend life. Yet, amid the hype and hollow claims, a few golden truths remain. As far back ...

Surgery

Why the Achilles is such a danger zone

When Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum dropped to the ground and grabbed his right foot in agony during Monday's playoff game against the New York Knicks, fans feared the worst.

Oncology & Cancer

How 7,000 steps a day could help reduce your risk of cancer

Physical inactivity costs the UK an estimated £7.4 billion each year—but more importantly, it costs lives. In today's increasingly sedentary world, sitting too much is raising the risk of many serious diseases, including ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Lower tackle height is changing face of women's rugby, study says

Lowering the legal tackle height in women's rugby is proving effective in reducing head contacts between players, a novel study suggests. The paper is published in the journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine.

Attention deficit disorders

ADHD linked to longer concussion recovery in high school athletes

High school athletes diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) take significantly longer to recover from concussions than their peers, according to new research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

Inflammatory disorders

How exercise helps prevent acute muscle pain from becoming chronic

A study conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil investigated the process of muscle pain chronification—that is, when it goes from acute to chronic—and identified one of the mechanisms by which ...