News Archive

• Clocking the disparities in youth sedentary time 

  Monday, January 29, 2024

  The study tests sex and race/ethnicity disparities in ST by period of day in a representative sample of U.S. youth

• Resilient Athlete Program helps injured athletes recover in mind and body

  Tuesday, December 12, 2023

  Program provides one-on-one support and consulting at no charge to athletes of all ages

• UIC kinesiology students, faculty volunteer at 2023 Chicago Marathon

  Thursday, November 9, 2023

  About 45 KN undergraduate and graduate students volunteered for the marathon’s Sweep and Psyching teams

• Mediterranean diet could help pregnant women avoid depression

  Monday, November 6, 2023

  Pregnant women who ate a Mediterranean-style diet were less likely to show symptoms of depression, according to a recent study led by Vanessa Oddo

• Intermittent fasting is safe, effective for those with Type 2 diabetes

  Tuesday, October 31, 2023

  Krista Varady is senior author of the study

• Lisa Tussing-Humphreys is member of research team awarded $3 million grant to study link between gut microbiome, pain in kidney transplant patients

  Wednesday, October 25, 2023

  The five-year study builds off a pilot study that pointed to an association between changes in the gut microbiome and pain that interferes with a person’s daily activities

• Annmarie Chizewski completes her second Chicago Marathon

  Monday, October 9, 2023

  KN assistant director of experiential learning says twice wasn’t enough—she’ll run the Chicago Marathon again.

• Research shows that intermittent fasting is safe and effective

  Monday, August 7, 2023

  Intermittent fasting, an increasingly popular weight loss regime, is an effective and safe way to lose weight, according to a body of research from Krista Varady