Physical Activity

More physical activity was associated with a lower risk for type 2 diabetes regardless of age, sex, BMI or sedentary time, according to an analysis published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

People who were more physically active prior to developing COVID-19 had a lower risk for severe outcomes than those who were less physically active, according to researchers.

The AMA has released 10 recommendations that physicians can share with patients to help keep them healthy in the new year.

This year, researchers found that of patients with high-risk, early-stage ovarian cancer, 72% had one or more symptoms and 28% were asymptomatic.

Adults with type 2 diabetes who lost at least 10% of their body weight engaged in more physical activity and slept better at 12 and 24 months than those who lost less weight, according to a study published in Diabetic Medicine.

Fewer than 20% of adults and adolescents around the world meet WHO’s physical activity guidelines, according to researchers.

Certain sociodemographic and modifiable risk factors appeared associated with higher risk for cardiovascular disease among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors, according to research published in Cancer.

The timing of physical activity could affect the risk for CVD, according to study findings published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

All-cause and CVD mortality were reduced in individuals regularly physically active as well as those only physically active on the weekend, according to a research letter in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Patients receiving treatment for cystic fibrosis wore actigraphy sensors and cough monitoring systems for the majority of a 12-week period, according to a poster presented at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference.