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Adiposity is associated with an increased risk of meningioma but not glioma

Meta-Analysis Links Adiposity to Increased Risk of Meningioma

High versus low levels of physical activity linked to reduction in risk of meningioma
Physical activity counters the negative effect that fatigue can have on positive mood among adults with arthritis

Exercise Counters Fatigue-Related Mood Decline in Arthritis

Physical activity benefits mood in both osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis patients
The addition of 40 minutes of outdoor activity at school for 6-year-old children in China resulted in a reduced incidence rate of myopia over the following three years. The research has been published in the Sept. 15 issue of JAMA.

More Outdoor Time at School May Help Prevent Myopia in Children

Adding 40 minutes of outdoor time to daily school schedule tied to lower rate of myopia
New research suggests that short bouts of high-intensity exercise could help reverse some early cardiac  structure and function changes in patients with type 2 diabetes. The findings were published online Sept. 9 in Diabetologia.

Short, Intense Workouts Offer CV Benefits for T2DM Patients

Intermittent high-intensity exercise might also improve diabetes control, researchers say
For postpartum women

Review Explores Postpartum Weight-Loss Strategies

Greater weight loss with self-monitoring interventions, those that combine diet and exercise
Exercise appears to help control atrial fibrillation in overweight or obese patients

Exercise Can Help Control A-Fib in Overweight Patients

Patients with atrial fibrillation saw odds of recurrence decline as fitness level improved
Neither exercise nor supplements such as omega-3 fatty acids seem to preserve cognitive function in the elderly

Exercise, Supplements Don’t Help Preserve Cognition in Elderly

Two trials cast doubt on these widely touted strategies
For early-postmenopausal osteopenic women

Favorable Effect of Exercise on BMD Continues As Women Age

Findings in early-postmenopausal osteopenic women, with no leveling-off effect after 16 years
There is a U-shaped correlation for physical activity with risk of heart failure among men

U-Shaped Link for Physical Activity, Heart Failure in Men

Largest risk reduction for heart failure seen for walking/cycling for at least 20 minutes per day
For children with multiple sclerosis

Up’d Physical Activity Tied to Fewer Symptoms in Kids With MS

Children with MS less physically active than those with monophasic acquired demyelinating syndrome