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Genetic tendency to sedentary behavior linked to higher heart disease risk
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 15, 2025 Source:Genetic tendency to sedentary behavior linked to higher heart disease risk Reference:Genetic liability to sedentary behaviour and cardiovascular disease incidence in the FinnGen and HUNT cohorts
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Meta-analysis finds that most back pain treatment modalities are ineffective with only a few having evidence of efficacy.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 25, 2025 Source:Can’t Kick Your Lower Back Pain? There’s a Reason For That, Study Finds Reference:Analgesic effects of non-surgical and non-interventional treatments for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomised trials
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The annual snow-shovelling question: When to shovel or when to hire someone else to do it.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 13, 2025 Source:When snow shoveling becomes dangerous: What you need to know
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Startup company plans to insert muscle implants that could allow mind-controlled prosthetics
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 10, 2024 Source:Muscle Implants Could Allow Mind-Controlled Prosthetics—No Brain Surgery Required
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“Exercise-in-a-pill” headlines are somewhat premature. Might be good for the mice in the study but earliest of the early days to muse if there are potential benefits down the road for people.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 19, 2024 Source:“Exercise-In-A-Pill” Could Bring Dementia-Fighting Benefits To People Who Can’t Work Out Reference:Activation of the muscle-to-brain axis ameliorates neurocognitive deficits in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model via enhancing neurotrophic and synaptic signaling
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What is the available evidence regarding creatine use and muscle performance?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 11, 2024 Source:The creatine conundrum: can it really help your muscles and your brain?
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Elevator or stairs? Your choice could boost longevity, study finds… if you adopt other healthy lifestyle and exercise activities.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 30, 2024 Source:Elevator or stairs? Your choice could boost longevity, study finds
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Just move! You don’t need an observational study to tell you that physical activity is a good way to mitigate the negative effects of sitting/sedentary activity
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 14, 2023 Source:Best ways to counter the harmful effects of sitting, according to research Reference:Device-measured physical activity and cardiometabolic health: the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting, and Sleep (ProPASS) consortium
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Short bursts of intense exercise may be fine during pregnancy, a new study suggests. But the type of activity depends on the individual and what they did before pregnancy
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 16, 2023 Source:Short bursts of intense exercise may be fine during pregnancy, a new study suggests Reference:Maternal and Fetal Cardiovascular Responses to Acute High-Intensity Interval and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training Exercise During Pregnancy: A Randomized Crossover Trial