Is too much sitting linked to disabilities later in life? We chat with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine professor Dorothy Dunlop, who is researching the issue. Read the full study here.

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Study-Sedentary Time in U.S. Older Adults Associated with Disability.pdf