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High-intensity interval training in water, dubbed aquatic HIIT (AHIIT) can help to improve the exercise capacity in adults with chronic conditions, and it has a similar impact as land-based high-intensity interval training (LBHIIT), according to research published in the journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. HIIT is a type of training that involves brief …
Article courtesy of Dr. Joel Kahn, MD, who is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine, one of the world’s top cardiologists, a best-selling author, lecturer, and a leading expert in plant-based nutrition and holistic care. Dietary modification is a cornerstone of cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. A Mediterranean (MED) diet …
Experts at Newcastle University found that individuals who ate a Mediterranean-like diet had up to 23% lower risk for dementia than those who did not. This research, published in BMC Medicine, is one of the biggest studies of its kind as previous studies have typically been limited to small sample sizes and low numbers of …
Following established guidelines about prescription drugs would seem to be an obvious course of action, especially for the professionals that do the prescribing. Yet doctors and their family members are less likely than other people to comply with those guidelines, according to a large-scale study co-authored by an MIT economist. Depending on your perspective, that …
University of Copenhagen and University College London collaborative research suggests men taking antiretroviral treatments are significantly less likely to transmits the HIV virus to male partners during sexual intercourse, findings support the Undetectable=Untransmittable Campaign. When HIV has been fully suppressed through antiretrovirals HIV partners have a zero chance of spreading infection to a non-infected partner, …
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brigham, and Women’s Hospital researchers are developing a new capsule with the ability to deliver a week’s worth of HIV therapy drugs in a single dose. This pillbox in a capsule of sorts could advance current treatment methods and make it much more easier for patients to adhere to the strict …