Exercise

PHILADELPHIA — Udenafil in adolescents after Fontan surgery did not significantly improve oxygen consumption at peak exercise, although it did significantly improve exercise performance at the ventilatory anaerobic threshold, according to data from the FUEL trial presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

Among people with a genetic predisposition for depression, 4 additional hours of physical activity may reduce the odds of incident depression by 17%, according to results of a biobank cohort study published in Depression & Anxiety.

Introducing the exercise component of a behavioral weight-loss program 6 months after beginning dietary changes did not make a substantial impact on long-term weight loss compared with incorporating exercise right away, according to findings published in Obesity.

In recognition of Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month in September, Healio has compiled a list of five recent updates on PAD.

Among long term survivors of primary breast cancer, a high level of exercise pre-diagnosis significantly reduced risk for CV events after diagnosis.

LAS VEGAS – RightEye introduced the fully commercialized version of EyeQ Trainer, an oculomotor exercise program, here at Vision Expo West.

Participation in an aerobic exercise training or a stretching and toning program was linked to improved performance on memory and executive function tests in previously sedentary patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment, or aMCI, study findings showed.

LAS VEGAS — Results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting showed no differences in improvements of outcomes among patients who did and those who did not receive home therapy after endoscopic carpal tunnel release.

Physicians, particularly oncologists and specialists, frequently lack the time and resources to discuss healthy-lifestyle modifications with cancer survivors, according to study findings published in Cancer.

Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who exercised regularly achieved longer PFS than those who did not, according to results of a companion study to the Cancer and Leukemia Group B/SWOG 80305 trial published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.