Data show most older adults with newly diagnosed AML expect stable or improving physical function, while oncologists ...

Hospitals are not places people want to visit over and over. But for many older adults, hospital readmission is a significant problem. One of the major reasons for readmission is loss of physical ...

Physical activity reduces chronic disease risks, improves function, and extends lifespan, thus supporting clinicians’ use of exercise prescriptions as a health intervention, new research suggests. A ...

Designed to generate data and outcomes on bone and muscle health in both healthy people and those with disease, a novel repository at the Indiana University Indianapolis School of Health & Human ...

Whether you’re dealing with an acute injury, post-surgery rehab, or a chronic condition that impacts physical function, physical therapy can help get you back on track and feeling good again. Here, we ...

Physical function tests, like grip strength and walking speed, could help predict which older adults are most likely to return to the hospital after discharge, according to new research published in ...

Correspondence to Dr Juliana S Oliveira, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2035, Australia; juliana.oliveira{at}sydney.edu.au Data ...

A team of researchers from Nagoya University in central Japan investigated how restrictions on children's activities during the COVID-19 pandemic affected their life habits and their abilities to ...

Resistance training improves strength in healthy adults, and an individualized, measured approach for patients with ...

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