Decades of research has found that exercise is helpful for overall health and fitness, doing everything from lowering your risk of heart disease to helping you sleep better. According to a new study, ...

Researchers recommended a tailored, scientifically validated exercise program to individuals receiving chemotherapy for ...

Among patients on q2-week chemotherapy, exercise significantly reduced overall cognitive decline, perceived cognitive impairment, and mental fatigue versus usual care. Attenuated effects with ...

A University of Iowa-led research team has documented in humans that physical exercise sparks an increase in brain waves ...

A study carried out on cohorts from Norway, Sweden, and the USA suggested that adding five more minutes of exercise to your ...

A structured home-based exercise program (EXCAP) reduces "chemo brain" and prevents physical decline during cancer treatment.

New research suggests that exercise may help people with cancer stay mentally sharp and better able to handle daily tasks, work, and social activities through chemotherapy treatment delivered on an ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

Research shows that 150 minutes of moderate exercise weekly can significantly reduce early death risk and improve heart health and longevity.

A 16-week exercise training program showed broad benefits, including cellular damage repair and slowdown in epigenetic aging, in people with HIV (PWH), based on new data presented at the Conference on ...

Researchers at University of Texas at Dallas found regular physical activity for three months could help ease mood symptoms ...

Having your period can be a painful experience. Period pain, also known as dysmenorrhea, is a very common condition with around nine in ten young women aged 13 to 25 in Australia having regular period ...