Posts Tagged ‘physical’
Researchers from university of Alabama find that statins may hinder the body’s ability to repair muscles. It is worth mentioning that millions of people take statins to lower cholesterol.
Fatigue is considered the most frequently reported side effect of statin therapy with 9 percent of patients reporting muscle pain. The effects become more pronounced as the doses of the medication and physical activity are increased. These side effects are quite common in people who use statins.
Lead researcher Anna Thalacker-Mercer stated: “The research is based on preliminary data and more research is definitely required to find out the more precise link. However, the results indicate that statins cause some serious side effects that alter the ability of skeletal muscle to repair.”
CHICAGO – Brisk walking provide trivial improvement on mental tests for older people with memory difficulties, considered as the first meticulous test of exercise on the aging brain. Study published on Wednesday’s Journal of the American Medical Association.
The results were only modest of this small Australian study. But they support observational studies establishing potential mental benefits from physical activity.
The effects of exercise were not better but good enough than those, seen with drugs approved to aid brain function in Alzheimer’s disease, according to experts.
