The holidays are over. The cookies and treats are all eaten. The relatives have left, and the decorations are put away. The only thing not gone is the extra pounds I gained. So I exercise, sweat and ...

The purpose of this study was to review various physical activity measures, both subjective and objective. The activity measures were then evaluated for their ability to aid in research and practice.

Physical activity is important for maintaining health in virtually all therapeutic areas and is often recognised as a sixth functional vital sign. With more than one in five US adults already using ...

Metabolism comprises the crucial, life-sustaining chemical reactions occurring within cells and tissues. Mitochondria, in particular, are critical hubs for such biochemical transformations. Although ...

Lupus disease complexity and variability makes accurate measurement of disease activity very challenging. Measurement of disease activity in lupus is central to clinical research and clinical trials ...

Antibodies to DNA were demonstrated in the serums of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by ammonium sulfate precipitation. DNA is soluble in 50 per cent saturated ammonium sulfate, ...

Iridium-based catalysts are widely used in green energy technologies, but existing methods to measure active sites on iridium catalysts are imprecise. New research from Northwestern Engineering’s ...

How do scientists peer into the brain to better understand what is happening, where, and why? By taking advantage of the brain’s electromagnetic properties or by sending radioactive markers into the ...

The U.S. Army Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment Activity (USATA) executes the Army's test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment (TMDE) calibration and repair support program. USATA is the ...

The EMRI is currently supporting research in four areas: 1) How measurement of retail spending and inflation can be redesigned to make use of item-level transactions data to value technologically ...

Background Injury results in a limitation of activity participation. Treatment of injury is designed to return the patient to as a high level of activity as desired. To design an activity measure that ...