Social support and connection: Movement often happens with others—on a walk, in a gym class, or on a team—and that supportive ...

Mental fatigue affects your focus, decision-making, and cognitive skills. But it can also affect how well you perform physically.

Research indicates that activities like dance, martial arts, and team sports significantly enhance cognitive function beyond ...

Six NFL (National Football League) club mascots are stepping up to inspire kids to move more to support mental and physical health.

To estimate the weight of a rock, you pick it up. Is it rough, or smooth? You run a finger over it. We're constantly gathering information through our sense of touch, which is closely connected to how ...

Near-death experiences blend science, spirituality, and the unknown, raising profound questions about what it means to be ...

As a clinician and researcher in cardiac rehabilitation, I've learned that the most important tool in our work is not a ...

The results revealed that individuals who derived pleasure from solving puzzles displayed a higher level of NFC (Need for ...

Researchers at Duke University used CRISPR technologies to discover previously unannotated stretches of DNA in the "dark ...

Men with prostate cancer can safely exercise, benefiting from reduced treatment side effects, improved mental health, and ...

Women are constantly overwhelmed with diet, health and lifestyle advice, yet are rarely the sole focus of exercise science ...

A noted expert on physical education and the importance of movement for young people, Hannah Thompson began as the new NPI ...