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Researchers discover links between city walkability and air pollution exposure
A new study compares neighborhoods' walkability (degree of ease for walking) with local levels of air pollution and finds that some neighborhoods might be good for walking, but have poor air quality. view more (2009-11-03)
Angina in the legs? Time to alert patients and physicians
Edmonton researchers recommend that people over age 40 be screened for peripheral artery disease (PAD), which puts people at high risk for serious medical complications including heart disease, stroke, and possible lower limb amputation. view more (2009-10-26)
Salk research suggests the existence of specialized neurons that distinguish swagger from sway
It doesn't take John Wayne's deliberate, pigeon-toed swagger or Marilyn Monroe's famously wiggly sway to judge a person's gender based on the way they move. view more (2006-05-25)
Skull study sheds light on dinosaur diversity
With their long necks and tails, sauropod dinosaurs-famous as the Sinclair gasoline logo and Fred Flintstone's gravel pit tractor-are easy to recognize, in part because they all seem to look alike. view more (2005-09-16)
Stroke survivors improve balance with tai chi
Stroke can impair balance, heightening the risk of a debilitating fall. But a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher has found that stroke survivors can improve their balance by practicing the Chinese martial art of tai chi. view more (2009-03-24)
Losing while cruising to the store
Contrary to what you might believe, living near a variety of restaurants, convenience stores, supermarkets and even fast food outlets actually lowers your risk for obesity, according to a new study from the University of Utah. view more (2009-10-27)
Disabled in the nursery
Working with 20 pre-school children (average age three and a half years), the researchers measured the popularity of a child with walking and talking disabilities with their classmates, as well as the relative understanding about disability which these children held. The findings show that the children appeared to have no understanding of... view more... (1999-08-23)
The art of walking through walls made real
Academy of Finland showed the way at Science Exhibition The art of walking through walls made real Walking through walls has just become possible. Senior researcher Ismo Rakkolainen and Professor Karri Palovuori from Tampere University of Technology have pioneered a fog display that is physically penetrable. A prototype of the screen was... view more... (2002-10-08)
Research shows aerobic exercise helps maintain muscle in elderly
Why do older people tend to lose muscle mass and grow frail? One important factor identified by medical science is the reduced ability of the elderly to respond to the muscle-building stimulus of the hormone insulin. view more (2007-05-31)
Vigorous Exercise May Help Prevent Vision Loss
There's another reason to dust off those running shoes. Vigorous exercise may help prevent vision loss, according to a pair of studies from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. view more (2009-02-10)
Have you ever seen an elephant...run?
If an elephant is thundering towards you at 15mph you are probably not too concerned with the finer points of biomechanics or the thorny question about whether they are truly running or not. view more (2006-08-21)
Physical activity may strengthen children's ability to pay attention
As school districts across the nation revamped curricula to meet requirements of the federal "No Child Left Behind" Act, opportunities for children to be physically active during the school day diminished significantly. view more (2009-04-01)
Infantile esotropia linked to developmental delays
Babies with an eye-alignment disorder called infantile esotropia have delays in motor development milestones, but development "catches up" after corrective surgery, reports a study in the April Journal of AAPOS (American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus). view more (2008-04-18)
Exercise is linked to later onset of dementia and Alzheimer's disease
Regular exercise is associated with a delay in the onset of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, according to a Group Health Cooperative/University of Washington study that will appear in the January 17 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. view more (2006-01-17)
Early Land Animals Could Walk and Run Like Mammals, New Study Finds
Salamanders and the tuatara, a lizard-like animal that has lived on Earth for 225 million years, were the first vertebrates to walk and run on land, according to a recent study by Ohio University researchers. view more (2006-03-09)
URI researcher trips amputees in effort to develop improved prosthetic legs
Again and again, 71-year-old Marjorie Brasier walked on the treadmill using an instrumented prosthetic leg, and again and again she tripped or slipped. Sometimes she recovered on her own and kept walking, while at other times the harness she wore was all that kept her from tumbling to the floor. view more (2009-09-16)
Congestive heart failure leads to greater disability, nursing home admissions
Medical breakthroughs in recent decades have allowed heart attack survivors and other heart-disease patients to live longer. But as their hearts decline into congestive heart failure, an increasing number will experience disability and the need for nursing-home care. view more (2008-01-08)
Why don't kids walk to school anymore?
Maybe when we were their age, we walked five miles to school, rain or shine. So why don't most children today walk or bike to school? view more (2008-03-27)
Prism glasses expand the view for patients with hemianopia
Innovative prism glasses can significantly improve the vision and the daily lives of patients with hemianopia, a condition that blinds half the visual field in both eyes. view more (2008-05-13)
UCI embryonic stem cell therapy restores walking ability in rats with neck injuries
The first human embryonic stem cell treatment approved by the FDA for human testing has been shown to restore limb function in rats with neck spinal cord injuries - a finding that could expand the clinical trial to include people with cervical damage. view more (2009-11-10)
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