Why you should speed up your steps, even just in short bursts.
· 45 min
Episode Why you should speed up your steps, even just in short bursts.
A study looking at step intensity and step count provides helpful advice for those who are limited in their time and ability to increase the number of steps and their pace.
The pharmaceutical company closest to getting a drug to market to reduce Lipoprotein (a) levels announced that while it reduces levels of these molecules, that didn’t translate into fewer cardiovascular events.
A gene study provides further evidence that cerebral palsy may be a collection of symptoms, rather than a disease and indicates doing a genetic panel early on could improve treatment of affected children.
References
• Combinations of stepping intensity and daily step counts against all-cause and cardiovascular diseasemortality: insights from a device-based prospective study • Novartis announces Lp(a)HORIZON Phase III topline results for pelacarsen in patients with elevated Lp(a) and established cardiovascular disease (CVD) • A phenotypic paradigm for cerebral palsy genetics • Salpingectomy for the Prevention of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer • Ovarian cancer doesn't start in the ovaries • Study on degenerative brain disease finds CTE in 31 former rugby league players • BMJ: Prevalence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy at death in National Football League players: retrospective population based cohort study, 2008-21 • Brisbane Coroner's Court: Non inquest findings into the death of Conor Dean
Links in the notes 8
- https://press.psprings.co.uk/bjsm/september/bjsm111173.pdf
- https://www.novartis.com/news/media-releases/novartis-announces-lpahorizon-phase-iii-topline-results-pelacarsen-patients-elevated-lpa-and-established-cardiovascular-disease-cvd
- https://www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltext/S0002-9297(26)00308-3
- https://www.ovid.com/jnls/greenjournal/fulltext/10.1097/aog.0000000000006400~salpingectomy-for-the-prevention-of-epithelial-ovarian
- https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/healthreport/ovarian-cancer-fallopian-tubes/105682926
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/31-former-rugby-league-players-diagnosed-with-brain-disease-cte/107128192
- https://www.bmj.com/content/394/bmj-2026-100418
- https://www.coronerscourt.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/915583/non-inquest-findings-into-the-death-of-connor-dean.pdf
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