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Science Weekly - 18102019


 
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​Check out this week's selection of freshly published research papers from fitness, nutrition and sports science.

Increase health benefits of exercise by working out before breakfast

Exercising before eating breakfast burns more fat, improves how the body responds to insulin and lowers people's risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Source: University of Bath

Potato as effective as carbohydrate gels for boosting athletic performance, study finds

Consuming potato puree during prolonged exercise works just as well as a commercial carbohydrate gel in sustaining blood glucose levels and boosting performance in trained athletes, scientists report.

Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

A secret in saliva: Food and germs helped humans evolve into unique member of great apes

Researchers discovered that the human diet -- a result of increased meat consumption, cooking and agriculture -- has led to stark differences in the saliva of humans compared to that of other primates.

Source: University at Buffalo

​Exercise guidelines for cancer survivors

For the rising number of cancer survivors worldwide, there's growing evidence that exercise is an important part of recovery. But how much, and what type of exercise, is needed?

Source: University of British Columbia

Rise in testosterone level boosts young women's running capacity

A rise in the level of the male hormone testosterone significantly boosts young physically active women's capacity to run for longer, reveals a new study.

Source: BMJ

Scientists are decoding the genetic mechanisms of aging

Scientists describes the mechanisms by which longevity is regulated post-transcriptionally, or after a genetic blueprint has been transcribed from an organism's DNA. The identification of these mechanisms will serve as a road map for screening new, more specific drugs to prolong healthy lifespan. The laboratory focuses on research on regeneration and aging.

Source: Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory

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