Publications by authors named "P T de Boer"
Background: Many adults with intellectual disabilities live a sedentary lifestyle, have low levels of functional fitness and are overweight. The purpose of this study was to determine whether an exercise intervention with activities which are simple, fun, accessible and adapted for socialising in a group would elicit significant improvements in various parameters associated with functional fitness for adults with intellectual disabilities.
Methods: Forty-two adults with intellectual disability (44.
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and nature (severity and type by organ system and specific diagnosis) of all medical encounters (MEs), including serious/life-threatening MEs (SLMEs) during a South African road marathon.
Methods: This descriptive study was a retrospective analysis of data collected over 6 years at the Cape Town Marathon from 2014 to 2019, which included 40 446 starters. All MEs were collected and described as per the consensus statement for mass community-based sporting events.
Insufficient evidence regarding how maternal undernutrition affects craniofacial bone development persists. With its unique focus on the impact of gestational protein restriction on calvaria and mandible osteogenesis, this study aims to fill, at least in part, this gap. Female mice were mated and randomized into NP (normal protein) or LP (low protein) groups.
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- Distance running has health benefits, but it can also lead to gradual onset running-related injuries like Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS), and there is little research on the risk factors for this condition in large groups.
- A study involving over 106,000 distance runners identified that 1.63% reported hITBS, with higher rates found in those running longer distances, females, younger participants, and those who run faster or have more chronic diseases.
- Key independent risk factors for developing hITBS included being female, younger age, having multiple chronic diseases, and having a history of allergies, regardless of race distance or training history.
Background: The bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) is a structure with a peculiar neurochemical composition involved in modulating anxietylike behavior and fear.
Aim: The present study investigated the effects on the BNST neurochemical composition and neuronal structure in critical moments of the postnatal period in gestational protein-restricted male rats' offspring.
Methods: Dams were maintained during the pregnancy on isocaloric rodent laboratory chow with standard protein content [NP, 17%] or low protein content [LP, 6%].