“If you take a slice of white bread and then freeze it, and then defrost it and toast it again, you could lower the glycemic Index of the bread by almost double,” he explained in one video. The ...

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, ...

Discover how exercise reduces the risk of diseases by triggering a hormetic response in our cells and enhancing mitochondrial function. Learn how the Yan lab's research on AMPK could pave the way for ...

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 ...

New research offers potential good news for those who've lapsed at the gym. The study found that mice that voluntarily ran on an exercise wheel for four weeks, stopped for four weeks and ran again for ...

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 ...