While physical activity burns calories, it also increases appetite, and people may compensate by eating more or by being less active the rest of the day

Two studies from Harvard T.H. Chan School researchers take a look at quirky topics in The BMJ's annual Christmas edition

The researchers found that the sedentary mice lost structures that are important in the auditory system—hair cells and strial capillaries—at a much higher rate than their exercising counterparts

Psychosocial stress is one of the key factors leading to illness-related absences from work

In the study, 44 adults ranging in age from 40 to 85 (mean age: 62.6) with mild memory changes but no dementia underwent an experimental type of PET scan to measure the level of plaque and tangles in the brain

The areas which were most improved by exercising were patients’ ability to understand social situations, their attention spans, and their ‘working memory’

"Keep exercising, and don’t worry about losing your old memories,” researcher says

What is it about Olympians that allows them to outperform the average person? Is it genetics, or tough training?

Scientists use protein to close in on the "Holy Grail" of diet and exercise

Obesity Center awards grants to six agencies to test promising obesity prevention interventions