More Medicaid beneficiaries are undergoing nursing home-to-community transfers, report finds New research reveals that excessive sedentary behavior significantly increases Alzheimer’s disease risk, ...

In older adults, increased sedentary time was associated with smaller brain volume, greater neurodegeneration, and worse cognitive performance, especially among apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 carriers, ...

Discover the hidden cardiovascular risks linked to prolonged sitting for working professionals over 40. Learn essential ...

People over 60 with the unhealthiest lifestyles are significantly more likely to require admission to a nursing home than their peers with the healthiest lifestyles, suggest the findings of a large ...

Sedentary behavior (SB) can be further classified as leisure-time, transport-related, or occupational SB. A recent BMC Public Health study explores the impact of different domains of SB on an ...

Sitting down for more than six hours a day may literally be a pain in the neck. Researchers said that the way we live and work is increasing the risk of neck pain every year, which can lead to hefty ...

New study shows that just 30 minutes of less sitting each day can improve the body's ability to utilize fats and carbohydrates for energy production. Reducing sedentary behavior can be particularly ...

In patients with MAFLD, there is an association between leisure-time sedentary behavior and risk for CVD. An association exists between leisure-time sedentary behavior and increased risk for ...

Although sedentary behavior may be an evolutionarily selected trait, it is still important to try to be physically active, says a new study. Researchers have shown for the first time that genetic ...

Kids who were not active had a higher chance of developing depression as adults. The relationship between sedentary behavior and poor physical health is well known, but a new study is showing a lack ...