WASHINGTON - How often you exercise, for how long, and what kind of movement you choose can all shape your health outcomes. But research suggests one factor may be more powerful than the others: ...

Exercise has many benefits—strengthening muscles and bones, preventing disease and extending lifespan. It is also known to change the composition and activity of the trillions of microbes in our guts ...

Cognitive functions, also known as intellectual functions, encompass thinking, understanding, memory, language, computation, and judgment, and are performed in the cerebrum. The prefrontal cortex (PFC ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In this video, Andres Deik, MD, MSEd, FAAN, discusses the results of the CYCLE-II trial, presented at the 2025 ...

New research supports the idea that physical activity can improve gut health. The study, however, says it’s less about intensity and more about duration when it comes to supporting your gut health—and ...

Lace up and get walking to support your long-term health.

Share on Pinterest A new study found that stroke survivors who performed short bouts of HIIT exercise doubled their cardiorespiratory fitness levels. FG Trade/Getty Images New research shows that high ...

Enhancing prefrontal cortex (PFC) cognitive functions requires identifying suitable exercises that increase cerebral blood flow. A recent study using functional near-infrared spectroscopy found that ...

Researchers from Waseda University investigated the effects of seven types of light-intensity, short-duration exercises and found that all exercises, except static stretching with monotonous movements ...