Category: Exercise

Discrimination Based on Weight Doubles Health Risks

From the University of Rhode Island media release: We all know that carrying extra pounds can be bad for your health. Now a URI professor has found that how society treats… Read more »

Older adults gain weight when spouse is stressed out

From the University of Michigan media release: Stress isn’t good for your waist line. For older married couples, the added pounds may be caused by a spouse’s long-term stress levels…. Read more »

Brain benefits of aerobic exercise lost to mercury exposure

From the NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences media release: Cognitive function improves with aerobic exercise, but not for people exposed to high levels of mercury before birth, according to… Read more »

Research shows certain genes, in healthy environments, can lengthen lifespan

From the University at Buffalo media release: Researchers at the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions have discovered how a gene in the brain’s dopamine system can play an important… Read more »