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Unhealthy lifestyle: Study shows best assessment methods for disease risks

By | August 21, 2025
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Credits: Mikhail Nilov, pexels

It is common knowledge that a healthy lifestyle can significantly reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes. Various lifestyle scores exist for assessment. Researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have now compared 13 scores. The analysis, based on data from 76.399 individuals in the UK Biobank over an average of 10,5 years, shows that certain scores not only… Read more »

Forget about “walking on clouds”: Research team uncovers defects in running shoes

By | May 15
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Credits: Franz Konstantin Fuss

A research team from the Chair of Biomechanics at the University of Bayreuth examined the soles of more than 100 running shoes. The results showed that over a third of the soles had poor design in the heel area, thus contributing to the risk of injury for runners. Exercise is part of a healthy lifestyle and helps prevent chronic diseases. Physical activity is among the physical activities recommended by the World Health Organization… Read more »