UPFs are characterized not only by their potentially dangerous and lab-made ingredients but also by the industrial scale of their manufacturing.

Can you escape your genetic inheritance, and do lifestyle changes actually make a difference? Daniel Cossins set out to understand what the evidence on Alzheimer’s really means for him ...

Urolithin A has been called the “mitochondria makeover pill,” a powerful fuel to trigger cellular regeneration that makes people feel younger. Naturally, boasting such a claim may invite skepticism — ...

The six-minute endurance test involves walking as fast as possible for six minutes. Walking less than 500 meters indicates poor cardiorespiratory fitness; walking between 500 and 700 meters is ...

A new study concludes that the speed at which the human brain evolved may help explain why our species experiences autism. According to the authors, certain genes associated with autism are ...

Sore muscles and restless nights can really drain your energy. I've tried all sorts of gadgets, hoping for a quick fix, ...

Regular exercise is linked with reduced risks of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, dementia, many types of cancer, and type 2 diabetes. But how exactly does exercise lower disease risk?

Don't love the gym? Neither does exercise scientist Ryan Montalvo. But he goes anyway. While any workout can seem daunting, the physical stress of exercise often affords long-term benefits. One ...

Postdoctoral Associate Ryan Montalvo’s project will investigate mitochondrial response to physiological and pathological stressors in the lab of Zhen Yan of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at ...

Unfortunately, VO2 max decreases a lot faster when you stop straining than it increases with training. “Early on, you can see about a 5-ish percent drop within a couple weeks,” Sprouse says. So if you ...

Every living cell needs energy to work and the increased blood flow to your cells from exercising charges these cells in your body,” explains Dr. Clifford Segil, DO, a neurologist at Providence Saint ...