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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49609597 By BBC Health news Adults are advised to do muscle-strengthening exercises twice a week, as well as aerobic exercise, to help them stay active for longer, under new guidance from the UK’s top doctors. For the first time, it includes advice on safe activity levels for pregnant women and…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46999922 By BBC Health News The number of workers trained to prescribe social activities, like exercise groups and art classes, to GP patients who don’t need pills, is set to rise, under NHS England plans. The aim is that “link workers” will support GPs and reduce their workload. A link…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/05/16/surprising-study-suggests-exercise-may-make-dementia-worse/ By Sarah Knapton, science editor Exercise does not slow down mental decline and may even make dementia worse, a new study suggests. dementia worse, a new study suggests. Oxford University found that people with mild to moderate dementia who went to the gym twice a week for up to 90 minutes went downhill faster than those who…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/03/12/inevitable-muscle-wasting-old-age-could-stopped-scientists-believe/ By Sarah Knapton, science editor The inevitable muscle wasting of old age could be stopped, scientists believe, after discovering why people become frail as they grow older. Most people become weaker in their later years, as their leg muscles get smaller and less able to bear weight, which often leads to disability and…
This article was taken from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/01/08/hunt-alzheimers-cure-suffers-heavy-blow-pfizer-pulls-research/ By Sarah Knapton, science editor The search for a cure for Alzheimer’s disease suffered a ‘heavy blow’ after Pfizer, the world’s largest drugs company, announced it was halting research efforts into finding new treatments. The US based company is expected to cut 300 jobs globally including many British researchers based at labs…