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Study suggests physical activity of older people needs tailored monitoring
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], July 12 (ANI): With ageing, the ability to move swiftly tends to deteriorate, a phenomenon which needs to be considered when assessing physical activity in older people. A study on active ageing examined movement that exceeds the intensity of preferred walking speed in ol
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Physical activity of older people needs tailored monitoring: Study
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], July 8 (ANI): The ability to move swiftly tends to deteriorate when ageing, a phenomenon which needs to be considered when assessing physical activity in older people. A study on active ageing at the University of Jyvaskyla examined movement that exceeds the intensity of
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Frailty is a medical condition in itself: Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 3 (ANI): People do associate frailty with ageing but according to a new study, it is a medical condition and is not merely related to turning old.
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Slower walking speed may be indication of future health issue
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA), July 24 (ANI): Slow walking speed under both usual-pace and complex conditions can be associated with greater risk for developing mobility disability over the next eight years.
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Life expectancy linked to a person's walking speed: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 16 (ANI): People who walk slowly have a lower life expectancy than those who walk fast, a recent study has claimed.
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Frailty could lower kidney failure patients’ chances of getting transplant
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 29 (ANI): According to a recent study, frailty is linked to lower likelihoods of being placed on the kidney transplant waitlist and of receiving a transplant.
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This technique can improve stroke patients' walking speed
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 10 (ANI): Those who are undergoing rehabilitation after a stroke can increase their walking speed through a technique of magnetic stimulation of the brain, a recent study suggests.
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Slower walking can lead to Dementia-Study
Updated : 8 years ago IST
England [UK], Mar. 24 (ANI): Some researchers state, older adults with slower walking speeds seem to have a greater risk of dementia than those with faster walking speeds.
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Weaker the heart, faster the decline in walking speed
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 21 (ANI): A recent study has linked the risk for heart disease to the risk for problems walking in people younger than 78.
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