Scientific Proof The Treadmill Desk Increases Productivity

Afterward, all participants performed a task to evaluate their attention and memory. Behavioral, neurophysiological, and perceptual evidence showed that participants who walked had a short-term increase in memory and attention, indicating that the use of a treadmill desk has a delayed effect. These findings suggest that the treadmill desk, in addition to having health benefits for workers, can also be beneficial for businesses by enhancing workforce performance.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563215000102

Enzymes Believed to Promote Cancer Actually Fights Tumors

Upending decades-old dogma, a team of scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say enzymes long categorized as promoting cancer are, in fact, tumor suppressors and that current clinical efforts to develop inhibitor-based drugs should instead focus on restoring the enzymes’ activities.

http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/enzymes_believed_to_promote_cancer_actually_suppress_tumors