Decreasing Time Spent Sitting Could Be Life-Saving

A new study from American Cancer Society researchers finds it’s not just how much physical activity you get, but how much time you spend sitting that can affect your risk of death. Researchers say time spent sitting was independently associated with total mortality, regardless of physical activity level… Source:Decreasing Time Spent Sitting Could Be Life-Saving

New Way To Grow Adult Stem Cells In Culture May Lead To Treatment For Muscular Dystrophy

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a technique they believe will help scientists overcome a major hurdle to the use of adult stem cells for treating muscular dystrophy and other muscle-wasting disorders that accompany aging or disease: They’ve found that growing muscle stem cells on a specially developed synthetic matrix that [...]

Pediatric Nutritionist Offers Tips To Help Kids Eat Healthy At School

According to the Centers for Disease Control, the prevalence of obesity among children aged 6 to 11 years increased from 6.5% in 1980 to 19.6% in 2008. This astronomical rise has led many advocates to focus their energies on improving nutritional conditions in schools, including reforming cafeteria lunches and eliminating junk food in vending machines… [...]

What's Preventing HIV Prevention? Alliance Calls For More Effective HIV Funding For Treatment And Prevention

As the largest gathering of experts on HIV/AIDS meets for the XVIII International AIDS conference in Vienna, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance is launching a new campaign seeking to target resources more efficiently to prevent additional people becoming infected with HIV… Source:What's Preventing HIV Prevention? Alliance Calls For More Effective HIV Funding For Treatment And Prevention

Pioneering Trial To Treat Knee Arthritis With Stem Cells To Begin In UK

A pioneering trial to treat knee arthritis by using patients’ own stem cells to regrow worn out cartilage is to start in the UK later this year; if successful the new technique offers hope to millions of people who suffer with the pain and stiffness of osteoarthritis, although the researchers warn that the treatment is [...]

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