Children's health
04 Dec 2018
Risk factors of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease accumulate in children with poor aerobic fitness | Finland
Risk factors of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease accumulate in children who have poor aerobic fitness, a new study from the University of Eastern…
Heart
08 May 2018
Cardiovascular disease risk | Health prevention series
What is cardiovascular disease? The term cardiovascular disease refers to the group of diseases that affect the heart and blood vessels. Common examples include coronary heart disease, heart failure, peripheral vascular disease (eg. blood vessel disease in the legs), cardiomyopathy (disease of the heart muscle) and stroke. These diseases are…
Children's Health
24 Mar 2018
Combating childhood obesity by preventing “fatty liver” in fetus
New research published in The Journal of Physiology indicates that an obese pregnant mother and exposure to a high fat, high sugar diet during pregnancy…
Children's health
02 Feb 2018
Oral health boost
When a dentist tells a patient they need to clean their teeth more often, there’s every chance the patient will cheerfully agree, then go home…
Children's health
07 Jan 2018
How diabetes in pregnancy affects baby’s heart
Researchers have discovered how high glucose levels — whether caused by diabetes or other factors — keep heart cells from maturing normally.
Children's health
23 Oct 2017
Recognising monogenic diabetes is vital for its management
Identifying monogenic diabetes – a rare type of diabetes caused by a single genetic mutation — in the young is crucial for appropriate therapies.
Exercise
10 Oct 2017
Eccentric exercise workout with Professor Ken Nosaka
Watch how to do an eccentric exercise sequence for diabetes prevention, developed by Professor Ken Nosaka and performed here with instructions.
Fitness
21 Sep 2017
Eccentric exercise explained by Professor Ken Nosaka
Exercises involving eccentric movements that contract or lengthen muscles have increased health benefits, explains Professor Ken Nosaka in this video.
Heart
12 Jul 2017
Echocardiogram Explained
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