- Researchers from Newcastle University recently examined the impact of exercise on colorectal cancer cells.
- The scientists noted that prior research has shown exercise offers some protection against cancer, and their goal was to expand on how this protection occurs at a molecular level.
- One key finding showed that a single intense exercise session helped repair DNA damage faster.
Exercise may do more than just improve heart health. A new study found that 10 to 12 minutes of intense exercise may be able to provide benefits such as slowing the growth of colorectal cancer cells.
In the study, researchers examined blood both before and after an intense workout session and then tested the serum of each blood sample on cancer cells in the lab. When they exposed the cancer cells to the post-exercise blood serum, the scientists saw activity changes in more than 1,300 genes.
While the findings do not prove exercise treats cancer, they do explain how physical activity may protect against colorectal cancer.
The study findings are published in the
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