Browsing Harvard Medical School by Keyword "Exercise"
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Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test: Background, Applicability and Interpretation
(Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC, 2016)Cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) has been gaining importance as a method of functional assessment in Brazil and worldwide. In its most frequent applications, CPET consists in applying a gradually increasing intensity ... -
Cardiorespiratory fitness, body mass index, and cancer mortality: a cohort study of Japanese men
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background: The aim of this study is to investigate the independent and joint effects of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and body mass index (BMI) on cancer mortality in a low body mass index population. Methods: We evaluated ... -
Dose–response relationship between sports activity and musculoskeletal pain in adolescents
(Wolters Kluwer, 2016)Abstract Physical activity has multiple health benefits but may also increase the risk of developing musculoskeletal pain (MSP). However, the relationship between physical activity and MSP has not been well characterized. ... -
Exhausting treadmill running causes dephosphorylation of sMLC2 and reduced level of myofilament MLCK2 in slow twitch rat soleus muscle
(BlackWell Publishing Ltd, 2015)Myosin light chain 2 (MLC2) is a small protein in the myosin complex, regulating muscle contractile function by modulating Ca2+ sensitivity of myofilaments. MLC2 can be modified by phosphorylation and O-GlcNAcylation, two ... -
A Fit-Fat Index for Predicting Incident Diabetes in Apparently Healthy Men: A Prospective Cohort Study
(Public Library of Science, 2016)Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of combined cardiorespiratory fitness and waist-to-height ratio in the form of a fit-fat index on incident diabetes risk. Additionally, the independent ... -
The Impact of Tai Chi Exercise on Self-Efficacy, Social Support, and Empowerment in Heart Failure: Insights from a Qualitative Sub-Study from a Randomized Controlled Trial
(Public Library of Science, 2016)Objective: To qualitatively explore perceived physical and psychosocial effects and overall patient experience associated with a 12-week tai chi (TC) intervention and an education group in a clinical trial of patients with ... -
Inflammatory and Repair Serum Biomarker Pattern. Association to Clinical Outcomes in COPD
(BioMed Central, 2012)Background: The relationship between serum biomarkers and clinical expressions of COPD is limited. We planned to further describe this association using markers of inflammation and injury and repair. Methods: We studied ... -
Irisin Levels Are Lower in Young Amenorrheic Athletes Compared with Eumenorrheic Athletes and Non-Athletes and Are Associated with Bone Density and Strength Estimates
(Public Library of Science, 2014)Irisin and FGF21 are novel hormones implicated in the “browning” of white fat, thermogenesis, and energy homeostasis. However, there are no data regarding these hormones in amenorrheic athletes (AA) (a chronic energy deficit ... -
Management of persistent postconcussion symptoms in youth: a randomised control trial protocol
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)Introduction: Current management of concussion consists of early education, rest until symptom free, with gradual return to school and physical activity protocols. Although this management strategy is effective for most ... -
Nutrition, Exercise, and Wellness Treatment in bipolar disorder: proof of concept for a consolidated intervention
(2013)Background: This pilot study examines the proof of concept of a consolidated Nutrition, Exercise, and Wellness Treatment (NEW Tx) for overweight individuals with bipolar disorder. Findings: Five participants completed NEW ... -
Physical Activity and Gestational Weight Gain in Hispanic Women
(2013)Objective: Hispanic women have high rates of excessive and inadequate gestational weight gain (GWG) according to Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines. Observational studies suggest that physical activity may be associated ... -
PHYSIOLOGICAL BIOMARKERS FOR THE PREDICTION OF DELIRIUM
(2023-05-03)Delirium is a complex, serious neurocognitive syndrome characterized by an abrupt decline in attention, awareness, and cognition (1,2). Delirium can be triggered by various stressors, including illness or surgery/anesthesia ... -
Study protocol for Young & Strong: a cluster randomized design to increase attention to unique issues faced by young women with newly diagnosed breast cancer
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background: Each year, approximately 11% of women diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States are 45 years of age or younger. These women have concerns specific to or accentuated by their age, including fertility-related ... -
Submaximal Exercise Systolic Blood Pressure and Heart Rate at 20 Years of Follow‐up: Correlates in the Framingham Heart Study
(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2016)Background: Beyond their resting values, exercise responses in blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) may add prognostic information for cardiovascular disease (CVD). In cross‐sectional studies, exercise BP and HR responses ... -
Tai chi mind-body exercise in patients with COPD: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic, progressively debilitating condition that is prevalent in the US and worldwide. Patients suffer from progressive dyspnea and exercise intolerance. ...