Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can detect approximately 14 additional cancers per 1000 women. There is no radiation exposure, but MRI requires injection of contrast material. Another downside of MRI? It is more likely to find areas of concern that are not cancer but require additional imaging or a biopsy. In the USA, insurance may not cover the test unless you have a very high risk of breast cancer.... Read More
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Exercise and COVID Vaccines
But what about physical activity and vaccine effectiveness? Exercise immunology is an emerging discipline that offers some insights into how regular moderate-intensity physical activity improves immuno-surveillance.... Read More
Long Covid and Exercise Capacity
More than three months after a Covid-19 infection, an individual's exercise capacity appeared similar to someone ten years older.... Read More
Walking and Weight
IF YOU WANT TO PREVENT ADULT WEIGHT GAIN, walk at least 8,600 steps daily. Are you already overweight and want to dodge obesity? You need to boost your step total by... Read More
Does Exercise Help Memory?
Individuals who exercised more intensely — doing activities such as running or HIIT workouts — had a higher probability of performing better on spatial memory tasks.... Read More
Exercise and Weight
Did you guess A or B? You may be surprised to learn that obesity is, to a very large extent, encoded in our genes. Identical twin studies reveal that the heritability of obesity ranges between 70 to 80 percent. Not many body characteristics have a very high number (height has a higher heritability).... Read More