• Bone mineral density, structure, distribution and strength in men with prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy 

  Via, Jack Dalla; Daly, Robin M.; Owen, Patrick J.; Mundell, Niamh L.; Rantalainen, Timo; Fraser, Steve F. (Elsevier Inc., 2019)

  Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) improves survival in men with advanced prostate cancer (PCa), but has been associated with compromised skeletal health and increased fracture risk. However, limited previous research has ...

• Distinct muscle-tendon interaction during running at different speeds and in different loading conditions 

  Werkhausen, Amelie; Cronin, Neil; Albracht, Kirsten; Bojsen-Møller, Jens; Seynnes, Olivier R. (American Physiological Society, 2019)

  The interaction between the Achilles tendon and the triceps surae muscles seems to be modulated differently with various task configurations. Here we tested the hypothesis that the increased forces and ankle joint work ...

• Recovery from sauna bathing favorably modulates cardiac autonomic nervous system 

  Laukkanen, Tanjaniina; Lipponen, Jukka; Kunutsor, Setor K.; Zaccardi, Francesco; Araújo, Claudio Gil S.; Mäkikallio, Timo H.; Khan, Hassan; Willeit, Peter; Lee, Earric; Poikonen, Sanna; Tarvainen, Mika; Laukkanen, Jari (Elsevier Ltd., 2019)

  Objective Sauna bathing is becoming a common activity in many countries and it has been linked to favorable health outcomes. However, there is limited data on the heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) responses ...

• Effectiveness of a creative physical education intervention on elementary school students’ leisure-time physical activity motivation and overall physical activity in Finland 

  Kokkonen, Juha Antero; Yli-Piipari, Sami; Kokkonen, Marja; Quay, John (Sage Publications Ltd., 2019)

  This study investigated the effectiveness of a creative physical education (CPE) intervention on students’ perceptions of motivational climate in physical education (PE), leisure-time physical activity (PA) motivation, and ...

• Is Sauna Bathing Protective of Sudden Cardiac Death? A Review of the Evidence 

  Laukkanen, Jari; Kunutsor, Setor K. (W.B. Saunders Co., 2019)

  Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a global public health burden accounting for 15–20% of all deaths. Though established atherosclerotic risk factors explain a large proportion of the risk of SCD, these factors are often absent ...

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