Dr. Oster is the founder and chief executive of ParentData and a professor of economics at Brown University. February is the month things go south in our exercise routines. The excitement of New ...

(Aging Untold) — Parkinson’s disease affects nearly 1 million people in the United States, with 90,000 diagnosed each year. While there’s no cure for the movement disorder, doctors have found new ...

A small lab-based study suggests that intense exercise may help keep cancer cells from progressing, implying this could also be part of a larger cancer-prevention strategy Intense exercise can spark ...

New research suggests that consistent aerobic exercise can help keep your brain biologically younger. Adults who exercised regularly for a year showed brains that appeared nearly a year younger than ...

Fitness advice typically hammers home one core message: move more. But a new large-scale study suggests that for an exercise program to be truly effective, you need variety. According to new research ...

Exercise can reduce symptoms of depression in adults to a similar degree as established psychological therapies and may offer comparable benefits to antidepressant medication, according to an updated ...

A dose of the gym might do wonders for both an ailing body and mind. A report out today finds that exercise can provide similar benefits for depression as other widely used treatments. Scientists in ...

We lead busy lives, and between school, work or spending time with family, it can be tricky to make time for working out, especially when first establishing a regular exercise routine. But keep this ...