Exercise

Pediatric cancer survivors often experience neurocognitive dysfunction that may persist for years after successful treatment.

Habitual exercise, even in areas with significant air pollution and airborne particulate matter, conferred a reduced risk for hypertension, according to research published in Circulation.

Pregnant women who engaged in moderate levels of exercise increased a compound in their breast milk that may lower their offspring’s risks for serious health problems like CVD or diabetes, researchers reported in Nature Metabolism.

An intervention implemented in primary care settings reduced serious fall injuries among older adults but was not as effective as expected, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

An exercise therapy program initiated shortly after kidney transplantation led to improved measures of physical performance without adversely impacting patients’ kidney function, according to results of a study from Japan.

Less than 7% of U.S. adults engaged in all five healthy behaviors recommended by public health institutions, researchers reported. These behaviors included exercise, maintaining a healthy diet and normal BMI.

In patients with COVID-19, the severity of the disease and the possibility of CV involvement should be taken into account when considering a return to intense exercise training and competition.

The extent and magnitude of metabolic adaptation to chronic exercise training in men were greater than originally believed, likely due to increased consumption of ketone body substrates and fatty acid, researchers reported in Cardiovascular Research.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Of all the sources of chronic inflammation, from immune aging to chronic infections and developmental factors, lifestyle and behavioral choices represent the “cornerstone” of good immune health, as they can actually be controlled by the patient, according to Leonard Calabrese, DO, of the Cleveland Clinic.

For most people, the evidence supports that regular exercise confers CV benefits, but some forms of extreme endurance exercise can be harmful to those unable to handle them, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.