Mar 28, 2026Exercise Is Linked to a Younger Muscle EpigenomeExercise and VO2max are linked to younger skeletal-muscle methylation and gene-expression profiles. The Yamanaka-factor connection remains unproven.vo2 maxepigenetic agedna methylationRead article →
Mar 28, 2026Resistance Training, Myostatin, and Sarcopenia: What ChangesResistance training modestly lowers myostatin in sarcopenic older adults, but not frail adults. What a small biomarker signal can and cannot tell us.myostatinsarcopeniaresistance trainingRead article →
Mar 28, 2026Can Passive Stretching and Vibration Improve Exercise Recovery?Passive calf stretching before cardio preserved a vascular marker in one small trial; 15-Hz vibration may support post-exercise autonomic recovery.endothelial functionvo2 maxpost-exercise recoveryRead article →
Mar 28, 2026How Your 24-Hour Activity Budget May Affect Dementia RiskReplacing daily sitting with moderate-to-vigorous activity is linked to lower dementia risk—but the striking estimates come with major limits.mvpadementia preventionsedentary behaviorRead article →
Mar 28, 2026Light Activity and Healthy Aging: What Sitting Studies ShowReplacing sitting with light activity is linked to healthier aging after 60, but small randomized trials have not yet proved the benefit.light-intensity activitysedentary behaviorhealthy agingRead article →
Mar 28, 2026Strength vs. Cardio for Visceral Fat: The 2-Year TestA 24-month MRI trial found strength and endurance training reduced visceral fat similarly. The harder question: can you sustain either?visceral fatstrength trainingendurance trainingRead article →
Mar 28, 2026Can 3 Minutes of Daily VILPA Lower Heart Risk in Women?Brief vigorous lifestyle activity may reduce cardiovascular risk in non-exercising women. What UK Biobank data show, and what they cannot prove.vilpacardiovascular healthaccelerometryRead article →
Mar 27, 2026Soccer vs. Running in Type 2 Diabetes: A Muscle SignalA small 12-week trial found different muscle-gene responses to soccer and running in older adults with type 2 diabetes—but no proven muscle benefit.atrogin-1murf-1il-15Read article →
Mar 27, 2026Why a Physical Job Does Not Replace ExerciseOccupational activity and leisure exercise can affect diabetes, mortality, blood pressure, and pain differently. What demanding workers should know.physical activity paradoxoccupational activityexercise physiologyRead article →
Mar 27, 2026Can Activity Counseling Cut Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes?A small 11-year diabetes trial linked activity counseling to lower mortality. Why the result is intriguing—and far from settled.type 2 diabetesexercise interventionmortalityRead article →
Mar 27, 2026FGF21 and Exercise: What the Exerkine Science Really ShowsExercise changes FGF21, a liver-derived exerkine tied to metabolism. Here's what human studies show—and why higher levels are not always better.fgf21exerkinesexercise metabolismRead article →
Mar 27, 2026Exercise, FGF21, and SIRT3: A Diabetic Heart HypothesisExercise changes FGF21 in type 2 diabetes, while SIRT3 falls in cardiometabolic disease. Can this pathway repair diabetic-heart mitochondria?sirt3mitochondrial dysfunctionfgf21Read article →