Exercise has been shown to influence learning and memory. Most studies were performed with a voluntary running paradigm (e.g. running wheel) in mice. However, such effects of exercise on learning and memory are less well demonstrated using a forced running paradigm (e.g. treadmill). The present study was designed to examine the effects of 12 weeks of forced treadmill running on learning and mem...

BACKGROUND Stroke rehabilitation with different exercise paradigms has been investigated, but which one is more effective in facilitating motor recovery and up-regulating brain neurotrophic factor (BDNF) after brain ischemia would be interesting to clinicians and patients. Voluntary exercise, forced exercise, and involuntary muscle movement caused by functional electrical stimulation (FES) have...

Among the many factors that affect ventilatory function in the asthmatic subject, physical exercise and bronchodilator drugs are two of the more important. It has been shown that physical exercise has two distinct and opposite effects on ventilatory function depending upon the duration and level of exercise (Jones, Buston and Wharton, 1962). Providing the level is adequate, exercise lasting les...

Patients with type 2 diabetes have impaired exercise capacity. While numerous factors are known to contribute to impaired exercise capacity, the role of lung function remains unclear. We conducted the present study to investigate the influence of lung function on exercise capacity in patients with type 2 diabetes. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing was carried out in 31 male patients with type 2 ...

The risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) increases in post-menopausal women, yet, the role of exercise, as a preventative measure for CVD risk in post-menopausal women has not been adequately studied. Accordingly, we investigated the impact of voluntary cage-wheel exercise and forced treadmill exercise on cardiac adaptation in menopausal mice. The most commonly used inducible model for mimickin...

[Purpose] This study sets out to investigate whether a short-term high-intensity arm ergometer exercise plan can be of benefit to adults whose poor ventilatory function places them at risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [Subjects and Methods] A pre-experimental design with a convenience sample was employed. The study enrolled 30 adult smokers, aged between 18-25 years old,...

BACKGROUND The functional exercise capacity and its correlates in advanced cancer patients in stratified age groups were examined. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 105 patients with advanced lung cancer were recruited prospectively and stratified into young (≤50 years), middle (51-65 years), and old (>65 years) age groups. Respiratory performances, which included maximal inspiratory and expir...