News tagged with treadmill
Crocodiles rock the treadmill for research
Crocodiles have been put through their paces on a treadmill as part of a James Cook University research project to help determine which muscles they use to breathe.
Feb 24, 2012 |
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Regular exercise can delay the aging process
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Canadian scientists working with mice genetically modified to age twice as fast as normal has found regular exercise keeps them young.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Study looks at getting stroke patients back on their feet
Home-based physical therapy to improve the strength and balance of stroke survivors works about as well to get them walking again as treadmill training done in a physical therapy lab, according to the results of a study presented ...
Feb 11, 2011 |
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3-legged dogs boost robot research
The new research looked at walking and running techniques in dogs with fore-limb or hind-limb amputations, using a treadmill and a set of high-tech infra-red cameras.
Jun 30, 2010 |
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Study: 10 minutes of exercise, hour-long effects
(AP) -- Ten minutes of brisk exercise triggers metabolic changes that last at least an hour. The unfair news for panting newbies: The more fit you are, the more benefits you just might be getting.
May 31, 2010 |
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Treadmill training could help tots walk
Using a treadmill could help infants with prenatal complications or who were injured at birth walk earlier and better, according to a University of Michigan researcher.
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Parkinson's: Treadmill training improves movement
Treadmill training can be used to help people with Parkinson's disease achieve better walking movements, say researchers. In a systematic review of the evidence, Cochrane Researchers concluded treadmill training could be ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 19, 2010 |
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Anti-gravity treadmill: Therapy that's like a walk on the moon
A treadmill developed at NASA Ames Research Center more than a decade ago for exercising in space has seen more athletes than astronauts lately.
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Postmortem genetic tests after sudden death may provide less expensive way to identify risk
Targeted postmortem testing to identify genetic mutations associated with sudden unexplained death (SUD) is an effective and less expensive way to determine risk to relatives than comprehensive cardiac testing of first degree ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 15, 2009 |
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Moderate exercise in mice boosts immune system, diminishes flu's severity
(PhysOrg.com) -- It appears as though exercise pain does have plenty of gain when it comes to fighting off the severe effects of the flu. A new study by five Iowa State University researchers on mice infected ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Walking back to happiness
(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique exercise programme which has been proven to help women living with depression has been unveiled by researchers from The University of Nottingham.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Researcher trips amputees in effort to develop improved prosthetic legs
Again and again, 71-year-old Marjorie Brasier walked on the treadmill using an instrumented prosthetic leg, and again and again she tripped or slipped. Sometimes she recovered on her own and kept walking, while at other ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 15, 2009 |
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NASA fueling space shuttle for 2nd launch attempt
(AP) -- NASA is fueling space shuttle Discovery again for an early morning launch.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 25, 2009 |
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People who bike or walk to work are more fit, less fat than drivers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Trying to get fit but can’t work it into your daily schedule? Incorporating even relatively short bouts of exercise into a daily commute appears to deliver significant rewards, according to a new study from ...
Jul 13, 2009 |
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NASA names treadmill after Colbert
(AP) -- One small step for NASA, one giant running leap for Stephen Colbert.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 15, 2009 |
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