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• Knee osteoarthritis risk unaffected by moderate exercise

  Posted on: 01 June, 2016

  Source: Medical News Today

  
  

  A new study suggests that the risk of middle-aged and older adults developing knee arthritis is unaffected by doing up to 150 minutes per week of moderate physical activity, the level recommended by the US government.

  
  

  Knee arthritis leading cause of disability and joint pain

  
  

  Osteoarthritis occurs when the cartilage and underlying bone in a joint break down, leading to bony overgrowth, pain, swelling and stiffness.

  
  

  The joints most affected are the knees, hips and those of the hands and spine. The condition, for which there is currently no cure, develops gradually, usually in the over-40s.

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• Contact-sport brain trauma may affect personality and cognition

  Posted on: 01 June, 2016

  Source: Medical News Today

  
  

  Scientists have discovered that repeated brain trauma, which commonly occurs in athletes, may affect behavior, mood and thinking abilities, according to a study published in the journal Neurology.

  
  

  All athletes had been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) following death. CTE is a brain disease linked to repeated brain trauma – most commonly found in athletes.

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• Insomnia helped with exercise – eventually

  Posted on: 01 June, 2016

  Source: Medical News Today

  
  

  A new US study finds that it takes as long as four months for patients with insomnia to benefit from regular daily exercise.

  
  

  It also finds that poor sleep can cause people to reduce the amount of exercise they do, and the researchers urge people with insomnia to persist and not expect exercise to be a quick cure.

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• Retired NFL players may not suffer unique cognitive disorder

  Posted on: 01 June, 2016

  Source: Medical News Today

  
  

  The media have widely reported that retired NFL players are at risk for a neurodegenerative disorder called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which causes symptoms such as aggression, depression, suicidality and progressive dementia.

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• Fitness facilities more likely to have AEDs which improve survival odds following sudden cardiac arrest

  Posted on: 01 June, 2016

  Source: Medical News Today

  
  

  People experiencing sudden cardiac arrest at exercise facilities have a higher chance of survival than at other indoor locations, likely due to early CPR and access to an automated external defibrillator (AED), among other factors, according to a study published online today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The findings underscore the importance of having AEDs in places where people exert themselves and are at greater risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

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