The intensity of physical activity is considered an important but so far vaguely defined health factor. The WHO assumes that one minute of intense exercise is equivalent to two minutes of moderate ...

Exercise appears to spark a whole-body anti-aging cascade, and scientists have now mapped out how it happens—and how a simple oral compound can mimic it. By following volunteers through rest, intense ...

Correspondence to Associate Professor Daniel L Belavy, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3125, Australia; belavy ...

If you’ve already fallen off your workout routine, you’re not alone—and it doesn’t mean you’re failing. January 9 is known as Quitter’s Day, the point when motivation dips and New Year’s resolutions ...

Go on an adventure into unexpected corners of the health and science world each week with award-winning host Maiken Scott. The Pulse takes you behind the doors of operating rooms, into the lab with ...

People have been obsessed with cheating death for millennia, but until recently, little had been understood about how to extend life—or if it was even possible. Scientists now say they are getting ...