Fitness
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16/08/2019 - Genes and apps could limit health check invites
The NHS could seek to cut the cost of screening middle-aged adults by using apps and AI, it was announced today. More
05/08/2019 - Reduced dementia risk among socially active people
People in their 50s and 60s may reduce their risk of developing dementia by being socially active, according to a UK study. More
15/07/2019 - Healthy lifestyle could reduce genetic risk of dementia
Living a healthy lifestyle could reduce a person’s genetic risk of dementia by almost one third, the first study of its kind has revealed. More
03/07/2019 - Cancer risk from obesity rising
The cancer risk from obesity is growing every year and is overtaking other major risk factors, such as smoking, according to Cancer Research UK. More
20/06/2019 - Lower lung disease risk in fitter men
Men who show good cardiorespiratory fitness in middle age tend to have a reduced risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in later life, new research indicates. More
07/06/2019 - Gait speed measurements aid prognosis of elderly
A simple test of walking speed is a key prognostic indicator for elderly patients with haematological cancers, researchers have reported. More
15/05/2019 - Dementia prevention guidance released
New global guidelines set out how the public can reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia. More
29/04/2019 - Glasgow hears about world obesity challenge
Health care agencies overwhelmingly underestimate efforts made by the obese to lose weight, according to a new international study. More
26/04/2019 - Doctors ordered - avoid new athletic rules
Doctors should boycott new rules aimed at defining female athletes, according to a major global medical organisation. More
26/03/2019 - Sedentary lifestyles linked to 70,000 UK deaths a year
Sitting down for large parts of the day is linked to nearly 70,000 deaths every year in the UK, a new observational study has revealed. More
20/03/2019 - Advantage from just ten minutes' exercise
Benefits for health begin even at very small amounts of physical activity, researchers report today. More
06/02/2019 - Win for football fitness drive
A gender-specific initiative for increasing men’s health has been found to be effective across several different European countries, researchers report today. More
06/02/2019 - Chronic disease link to inactivity
Physical inactivity may be creating a further, avoidable health risk for people living with chronic disease, British experts have warned. More
22/01/2019 - Body size 'influences women's lifespan'
Body size, weight and height could influence a woman’s lifespan more than it influences a man’s, a Dutch study published last night has claimed. More
16/01/2019 - Exercise benefits heart and blood sugar
Cardiology experts have published a position paper urging doctors to prescribe exercise for people with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. More
04/01/2019 - Obesity is a disease - physicians
Obesity should be recognised as a disease, according to the Royal College of Physicians of London, UK. More
21/12/2018 - Technology may turn corner on healthy living - CMO
Wearable technology and novel biosensors will make diagnostics a part of daily lives for patients, the Chief Medical Officer says today. More
19/12/2018 - Exercise may be best medicine for hypertension
Exercise interventions may be as effective as most medication for hypertension, researchers say today. More
11/12/2018 - Older, male doctors more likely to play golf
Male doctors in their 60s are most likely to play golf - and surgeons make the best golfers, according to an analysis published today. More
28/11/2018 - Endurance best to combat ageing
Endurance sports may be more beneficial for healthy ageing than resistance training, researchers report today. More
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