And you thought the term “gym rat” was just a figure of speech. After scientists set up little exercise wheels in the great outdoors, wild animals from mice to rats to frogs gave the workout equipment ...

New research reveals that exercise doesn't just benefit muscles or the heart—it triggers a cascade of molecular and cellular changes across nearly every organ in the body. In a sweeping study of rats, ...

As part of an ongoing national research effort to better understand how physical activity improves health and prevents disease, seven University of Colorado Department of Medicine faculty members ...

A study in mice has shown that exercise helped reduce depressive and anxiety-like symptoms induced by a typical Western diet ...

Regular exercise helped lab mice remain psychologically resilient even when their lives seemed filled with threats. By Gretchen Reynolds Exercise makes it easier to bounce back from too much stress, ...

A study published in the journal Scientific Reports indicates that physical exercise combined with omega-3 supplementation considerably improves the immune response and reduces the severity of chronic ...

People eating more junk food can counteract its ill effects on mental health by cardio exercises such as running, according to an animal study on Tuesday. Researchers at University College Cork in ...

Physical activity improves cognitive and mental health in all sorts of ways. Here’s why, and how to reap the benefits. By Dana G. Smith Growing up in the Netherlands, Henriette van Praag had always ...

It's the most tried and true health advice: regular exercise is key to warding off obesity, aging and chronic diseases. Mountains of research also shows working out just a few days a week could slash ...