April 15th, 2013

Taking the time to prepare healthy meals appears to come at the expense of exercise, suggests a new study.
And, the coin goes the other way, with daily exercise time ...
April 9th, 2013

Talk about a win-win deal: A new study suggests that sleeping an additional hour each night may reduce the prevalence of adolescent obesity.
Researchers ...
April 1st, 2013

While there is substantial research on the association between limited physical activity and obesity, new research confirms that being obese leads ...
March 27th, 2013

New research raises the depressing possibility that depression may counteract the health benefits of performing physical activity or light to moderate alcohol consumption.
Researchers ...
March 23rd, 2013

People with serious mental illnesses — such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression — can lose weight and keep it off ...
March 19th, 2013

A new study suggests that elite athletes are able to process cognitive information faster than most.
Researchers discovered Olympic medalists in volleyball excelled not only in ...
March 17th, 2013

Teens who were depressed as children are far more likely to be obese, smoke cigarettes and lead sedentary lives, which can increase the risk ...
March 15th, 2013

A new position paper released by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) states that the practice of prescribing cognitive-enhancing drugs (such as ADHD medications) to ...
March 13th, 2013

Americans are blessed and burdened by an unprecedented work ethic. Sociologists say that Americans work longer hours, take fewer vacation days, and retire ...
March 8th, 2013

A new study suggests exercise can significantly help children manage stressful situations.
Researchers discovered sedentary children have surges of cortisol -- a hormone ...