Fitness
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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. Read more
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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. Read more
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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. Read more
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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. Read more
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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. Read more
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Dementia prevention guidance released
New global guidelines set out how the public can reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia. Read more
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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. Read more
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Doctors ordered – avoid new athletic rules
Doctors should boycott new rules aimed at defining female athletes, according to a major global medical organisation. Read more
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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. Read more
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Advantage from just ten minutes’ exercise
Benefits for health begin even at very small amounts of physical activity, researchers report today. Read more