Exercise gets attention 

The Listener seems to delight in coming up for health tips. For what they may be worth here a few; 

Just a single short exercise workout has positive effects on learning and memory in young adults according to a recent study. The types of exercise studied involved walking, running and cycling in individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 . The investigation found that aerobic exercise at moderate to high intensity improved attention, concentration and memory functions for up to two hours. 

Knees up 

A prescription of education and exercise rather than medication and surgery may be just what the doctor ordered for people with some cases of bad knees according to physiotherapy researchers from La Trobe University  Melbourne.

They evaluated the effects of an education and exercise programme on almost 2,000 Australians with knee osteoarthritis. Three quarters  of the people  reported clinical meaningful  improvement in pain or quality of life  and no longer wanted knee surgery.

Mix your diet

A study of nearly 12,000 adults in China, published in Hypertension, found that eating protein from a greater variety of food sources was associated with a lower risk of developing high blood pressure. 

The  research suggest that consuming a balanced diet with a moderate amount of food protein from  diverse food sources (whole grain, refined grains, unprocessed red meat, poultry, fish, , egg and legumes) may help prevent the onset of hypertension. 

A tick for ticks

A study by Monash University has discovered that the protein in naturally tick saliva, called evasins, can be modified to block the activity of important proteins in human inflammatory diseases such as asthma, arthritis and multiple sclerosis.

The study found it was possible to modify evasins so they bind the exact group of disease promoting human proteins (chemokines) helping to suppress the inflammation. Opening the door to development of much needed new therapies   

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