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Exercise
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Stair climbing tracked 39% fewer heart disease deaths across 480,479 people
A UEA meta-analysis pooled nine studies and 480,479 people. Regular stair climbers were 39% less likely to die of heart disease. The evidence is observational, and the people who take the stairs differ in ways that matter.
Aug 24, 2026
Exercise delayed ovarian aging. In mice, not in women.
A Nature Aging paper reports that physical activity delays ovarian aging. Its 164,853 human participants were compared at a single moment, which cannot show that. The delaying was demonstrated in mice.
Aug 17, 2026
Walkable streets tracked lower diabetes risk, but clearly only in richer areas
Diabetes Care followed 12,403 New York women who had gestational diabetes. One in five developed type 2 diabetes within 12 years. Walkable streets tracked lower risk, and clearly so only in the most affluent neighborhoods.
Aug 17, 2026
Moderate exercise tracked 21% less cataract, more did not
In 77,123 UK Biobank participants wearing accelerometers, 150 to 600 minutes a week of moderate-to-vigorous activity came with a fifth less cataract. The curve was U-shaped, and vigorous activity alone showed nothing.
Aug 16, 2026