Your energy doesn’t work like a battery — and treating it that way may be why you still feel tired even after a break.

Neuroscientist David Linden sheds light on the biology behind phenomena that medicine has long struggled to explain, from voodoo death and broken heart syndrome to the placebo effect, and why grief shows up in autopsy results

Technology, shifting rules, and human ambition push athletes beyond biology’s perceived limits.

"It's this modern idea of doing voluntary discretionary, physical activity for the sake of health and fitness."

Health policy expert Ezekiel Emanuel says you don’t have to be obsessed to live a healthy life. Wellness can, and should, be something you enjoy.

Deepak Chopra and Harvard neurobiologist Rudolph Tanzi advocate for "radical well-being," emphasizing that optimal health relies on proactive measures—such as sleep, nutrition, exercise, and emotional regulation—rather than reactive responses to health issues.

“Nothing about human behavior makes sense except in the light of culture and in anthropology, and we need to understand the cultural component to our behaviors as well.”

“Anxiety is focused on things that are important to you in life. That is the key.”

Living longer is only half the equation. Here’s how to stay healthier for more of those years.

“We know that as little as 10 minutes of walking can improve your mood, that is getting that bubble bath with the dopamine, serotonin, endorphins going, anybody can do that.”

“We know that as little as 10 minutes of walking can improve your mood, getting that bubble bath with the dopamine, serotonin, endorphins going. Anybody can do that.”

Be more like Goldilocks.

The findings suggest that biochemical and physical effects of exercise could help heal nerves.

What can you do to support your health during menopause? “If exercise were a drug, that would be the one thing that we would be giving to everybody.”

Could exercise be more effective than recently approved drugs?

The all-time record is Usain Bolt's 9.58 seconds, set in 2009. What is the fastest time, ultimately, for an ideal human body?

Waistlines are expanding in most countries, except for a skinny list of nations bucking the trend.

While GLP-1 agonists help people lose weight, different drugs could help them retain muscle at the same time.

Nike athlete and famed Peloton instructor Tunde Oyeneyin shares how she turned her pain into purpose.

It may seem as though top performers are always on, but the secret to their success is taking the time to recharge.

In December 2022, a company called BioAge Labs published findings on a drug that worked to prevent muscular atrophy, or the loss of muscle strength and mass, in older people.

Antioxidant vitamins don’t stress us like plants do—and don’t have their beneficial effect.

Morning, afternoon, or night: When is the best time to exercise? Scientists have extensively studied this question. Here's what they found.

A healthy lifestyle even protects those who are genetically predisposed to depression.

Long thought a pipe dream, scientists have discovered a drug that mimics the effects of exercise.

Want to be more intelligent? Here’s why you should hit the gym, according to neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki.

If not treated, the disorder drastically increases one's risk of death.

Exercise neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki explains how your brain can age gracefully and optimally — and it starts with just a 10-minute walk.

Decades of Alzheimer's research might have missed a cellular culprit hiding in plain sight.

Exercise can have surprisingly transformative impacts on the brain, according to neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. It has the power not only to boost mood and focus due to an increase in […]