الأحد، 6 نوفمبر 2016

ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News

ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News


Insight into the seat of human consciousness

Posted: 04 Nov 2016 04:05 PM PDT

For millennia, philosophers have struggled to define human consciousness. Now, a team of researchers has pinpointed the regions of the brain that may play a role maintaining it.

Exercise during pregnancy may reduce markers of aging in offspring

Posted: 04 Nov 2016 09:04 AM PDT

Exercise during pregnancy may be as effective in protecting the next generation from age-related health risks as efforts made during the offspring's own adulthood. Researchers think that short-term lifestyle changes during pregnancy may have a long-lasting effect on future generations.

Dad’s preconception exercise may increase obesity, insulin resistance risk in offspring

Posted: 04 Nov 2016 09:04 AM PDT

Fathers who exercise regularly before their children are conceived may program their offspring's genes with an increased risk for metabolic disorders, according to new research. The surprising results point to the identification of epigenetic markers that may change the process of diagnosis and management of chronic disease.

Regular exercisers still face health risks from too much sitting

Posted: 04 Nov 2016 07:24 AM PDT

People who meet recommended weekly physical activity guidelines are still at risk of developing chronic disease if they spend too much non-exercising time sitting. Researchers found that women sit more as they grow older, raising their risks even more.

Hate exercise? It may be in your genes

Posted: 04 Nov 2016 07:24 AM PDT

Genes, specifically those that modulate dopamine in the brain, may play a role in a person's propensity to embrace or avoid exercise.

Exercise may shield against the health fallout of a weeklong overindulgence

Posted: 04 Nov 2016 07:24 AM PDT

Previous studies show that as little as one week of overeating can impair glycemic control and insulin sensitivity. Just in time for holiday feasting, a new study finds that exercise can protect fat tissue from changes in inflammation levels and fat metabolism caused by a brief period of eating too many calories.

No iron benefit from eating placenta, study finds

Posted: 04 Nov 2016 07:23 AM PDT

The first clinical study of its kind finds no benefit for women who eat their placenta as a source of needed iron after giving birth.

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