Exercises Your Bones Will Thank You For + Other Stories
Every week, we corral the best wellness stories from around the internet—just in time for your weekend bookmarking. This week: how certain exercises may be able to improve bone health in women, the dangers of playing football, and the potential decline in male fertility.
The Curse of a 'None of the Above' Disease
Undark
Despite living in a nation with extensive knowledge of human physiology and health, millions of Americans still suffer from diseases that are elusive–or even completely misunderstood.
111 N.F.L. Brains. All But One Had C.T.E.
The New York Times
After examining the brains of 111 professional football players, a neuropathologist finds nearly all to have C.T.E., the degenerative disease linked to repetitive brain trauma.
Will 1 Minute of Running a Day Really Strengthen Your Bones?
Runner’s World
In his weekly Sweat Science column, Alex Hutchinson examines a new study that finds short bursts of exercise may have positive impacts on bone health in women.
Sperm Count Dropping in Western World
Scientific American
How will falling sperm counts impact America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand? New findings, deemed “an urgent wake-up call,” cut to the gist of the matter.
