The prevention of heart failure is a healthcare priority, and in 2005 researchers from Ireland launched a trial to test a strategy that used brain-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) to identify candidates for intensive management of risk factors. The strategy cut risk of left ventricular dysfunction of heart failure during four years of follow-up when compared… Read More
Diabetes & Social Disadvantage
Social disadvantage linked to diabetes through chronic inflammation. Chronic inflammation explained a quarter to a third of the association between social adversity and type 2 diabetes in a longstanding cohort from the UK. The Whitehall II study has been tracking the health of selected government employees since 1985. The new analyses modelled data from 6387… Read More
Does Weight Gain in Infancy & Childhood Predict Variability in Adolescent Physical Activity
Research Paper Title Infancy and Childhood Growth and Physical Activity in Adolescence: Prospective Birth Cohort Study from Brazil. Background The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease hypothesis suggests that intrauterine, infancy and early childhood variables play a key role at programming later health. However, little is known on the programming of behavioural variables, because most… Read More
Blood Pressure: Know Your Numbers
High blood pressure is a factor in 67% of heart attacks and 77% of strokes in the United States. Blood pressure is the force of blood against the walls of the arteries, and when the force stays too high it becomes a life-threatening condition called high blood pressure (also known as hypertension); an estimated one… Read More
Physical Activity & School-related Factors
Research Paper Title School Related Factors and 1yr Change in Physical Activity amongst 9-11 year old English Schoolchildren. Background Activity levels are known to decline with age and there is growing evidence of associations between the school environment and physical activity. In this study the researchers investigated how objectively measured one-year changes in physical activity… Read More
Sleep Tied to Operational Performance
Most people know that the average person needs about eight hours of sleep per night, but did you know that sleep issues can have a direct link to operational performance? Recent studies suggest that many Soldiers are complaining about a lack of sleep. Consequences can include reduced alertness, memory deficits and slower information processing. Lack… Read More
Physical Activity & Retirement
Research Paper Title The Experience of Physical Activity and the Transition to Retirement: A Systematic Review and Integrative Synthesis of Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence. Background The transition to retirement has been recognised as a critical turning point for physical activity (PA). In an earlier systematic review of quantitative studies, retirement was found to be associated with… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 