Is pain relief aFOOT? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Back pain got you bent out of shape? Relief may be right under your feet! Enter Rayane Haddadj and team at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. They tracked the walking habits of over
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Before your next workout – take a personality test! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Exercise is great for the mind and body. But does personality determine which workouts you enjoy? Enter Flaminia Ronca and team from University College London! They surveyed nearly one hundred
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Is the cure for cancer… a jog? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Run for your health, they say. But can you outrun… a tumor? Enter Catherine Phelps from the University of Pittsburgh. Her team studied melanoma-prone mice. Some exercised, others stayed sedentary. Surprisingly, tumor
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You’re going down, DIABEETUS! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Diet and lifestyle choices are the gold standard for treating diabetes. We know the benefits of low fat, low sugar foods. But how big of a difference can exercise make? Enter Sampath Amaravadi and team
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Hit the gym before work, or after? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Paul Arciero from Skidmore College and team wondered: Does time of day make a difference with exercise? They assigned over fifty people to work out in the morning or evening. After twelve
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Is the cure for cancer… pickleball?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying… service! Recovering from chemo is tough – there’s fatigue, muscle loss, and just plain loneliness. How can we find comradery? Enter Project Rally! Nathan Parker and team at the Moffitt Cancer Center
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Pump some iron… into your noggin?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Blood flow is vital for distributing nutrients, vitamins, and oxygen to our organs – especially our brains! Philip Ainslie at the University of Otago has a fascinating theory about that. So, sitting around slows
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Wanna heart that won’t quit? Jumping jacks, now! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. It’s hard to find time for long workouts, especially with busy schedules. But good news, long hours aren’t needed to be heart healthy. Emmanuel Stamatakis and team from the University of
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Why do biceps get so much recognition? Because they’re flex-perts! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We use our biceps to build all kinds of things. But what’s the best way to build THEM? Enter Shigeru Sato and team from Niigata University of Health and
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No time to exercise? There might still be a “runners high” on the way! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Whew! Just one more lap around the block! Or … hamster wheel? Even lab mice can get a “runners’ high!” And those who get their
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