Physical Exercise

Certain physical exercises may prevent nerve damage caused by chemotherapy among individuals being treated for cancer, results of a randomized study published in JAMA Internal Medicine showed.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Amy Comander, MD, about incorporating lifestyle changes for cancer patients, developing lifestyle pathways for survivors and more.

In this edition, ‘equitable access’ to care may reduce racial disparities in survival; exercise may improve sexual function among men with prostate cancer; image-guided adaptive prostate radiation therapy for short-term toxicities, and more.

After re-examining more than 20 meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials, researchers said they found “inconclusive evidence” supporting a positive link between regular physical exercise and cognition in healthy participants.

Daily almond intake might have health benefits for “weekend warriors,” according to results of a small randomized controlled trial.

Increasing rates of walking, standing or maximum-level activity is associated with reductions in cartilage loss in knee osteoarthritis, according to a speaker at the 2022 OARSI World Congress.

Increasing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among individuals aged 40 years or older in the United States may prevent thousands of deaths per year, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

A structured antenatal diet in addition to lifestyle interventions that are based on physical activity may reduce gestational weight gain as well as adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes, researchers reported in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Healio’s coverage of sleep studies throughout the year highlight the importance of a good night’s rest.