Try this: Put on some weight

Wearing a weighted vest can make exercises more challenging and place extra pressure on the bones, which may help maintain bone mass by stimulating the growth of new bone cells. They can be worn while walking, running, or doing body-weight or free-weight exercises.

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One chair, four moves

Chair exercises are a great way to supplement a person’s regular workout, or as a replacement when they can’t do their usual routine. They also can be used for people returning to exercise after an injury or surgery, or for those with physical limitations. Chair exercises can offer a full-body workout and especially help address two areas people need assistance with as they get older: strength and flexibility. Most chair exercises can be modified to make the movements more or less challenging.

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Decoding rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects two to three times as many women as men. Scientists are uncovering RA’s potential genetic and hormonal underpinnings, which point to potential reasons why women are more vulnerable. The newest treatments, called Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors, resulted from research that has teased out delicate differences in immune system pathways. They block numerous proteins that ramp up inflammation fundamental to RA. The wide array of drug options now available for RA help doctors personalize therapies to each patient.

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Boosting breast cancer survival

Although a clinical trial showed daily aspirin use didn’t help women with breast cancer avoid recurrence or improve survival, other evidence-backed measures might. Exercise, weight control, and a healthy diet are linked with lower recurrence and longer survival, but alcohol use, smoking, and supplement use are not. While it’s not always clear how lifestyle approaches help lower the odds of recurrence or death from breast cancer, healthy measures can improve women’s ability to keep other conditions at bay or manage them more effectively.

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