New research from the University of South Australia challenges conventional wisdom about sedentary behavior and its effects on brain health. The groundbreaking study reveals that certain types of ...

More than 10 hours a day of sedentary behavior significantly increases the risk of dementia in older adults, a new study suggests. The study of nearly 50,000 adults in the UK Biobank shows that ...

Clocking up 6 or more hours of sedentary leisure time every day may double a woman’s risk of uterine fibroids before she’s gone through the menopause, suggests research published in the open access ...

A sedentary lifestyle refers to a lack of significant physical activity. It is becoming a significant public health issue and relates to a range of chronic health conditions. Most people living a ...

More sedentary time was linked with neurodegeneration and worse cognition, a 7-year study showed. Both cross-sectional and longitudinal associations emerged. Longitudinal relationships persisted ...

Researchers have used machine learning to explore the links between sedentary behavior and dementia, finding that the total time spent sedentary matters for brain aging. Adults aged 60 and older who ...

Although sedentary behavior may be an evolutionarily selected trait, it is still important to try to be physically active, says a new study. Researchers have shown for the first time that genetic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prolonged sedentary time was associated with incident atrial fibrillation in older women, but adjustment for ...

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Correspondence to Dr Paddy C Dempsey, MRC Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK; Paddy.Dempsey{at}baker.edu.au ...

Objective To develop and evaluate a modified version of the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment-Achilles (VISA-A) questionnaire, for use in sedentary patients with Achilles tendinopathy, using the ...