If you cycle to work, you also might be increasing your chances of more cycles around the Earth. A new University of Glasgow study published Thursday in the BMJ found that biking to work was linked to a significantly decreased chance of dying from cancer, cardiovascular disease and all other
Exercising during pregnancy changes the fetal brain in ways that may boost a newborn’s brain functioning for life, new Canadian research suggests. In what is being described as the first study of its kind in humans, University of Montreal researchers found that the brains of babies born to women who
Inactivity boosts their risk for falls, broken bones, serious disease and early death, CDC warns More than one-quarter of Americans over 50 don’t exercise, a new federal report estimates, increasing their risk for heart disease, diabetes and cancer. “Adults benefit from any amount of physical activity,” said study co-author Janet
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