FitnessSeptember 12, 2019
The Perks of Being Outdoors Backed Up By Science
The cover story of our latest issue of Scientific American Health & Medicine explores this sweeping new study
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FitnessSeptember 8, 2019
New Clues to the Way We Metabolize Sugar
A gene that appeared sometime after humans began processing their food seems to protect some people from type 2 diabetes
May Issue: Your Heart in Flames. Read Now!
HealthSeptember 6, 2019
What Can Genes Tell Us about Fitness?
Can understanding our genes help us get fit and healthy? Get-Fit Guy interviewed Dr. Dan Reardon of FitnessGenes to find out
FitnessSeptember 5, 2019
Can You Be Healthy at Any Size?
It’s not that your weight doesn’t matter. It’s just that it’s not the only thing that matters
NeuroscienceSeptember 4, 2019
Studying the Superhuman
An examination of sixth fingers hints at what our body—and mind—is capable of
FitnessAugust 29, 2019
The Health Benefits of Coffee
How does drinking coffee help your body and your brain?
FitnessAugust 28, 2019
A Clarification about Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
A recent Scientific American essayoverlooked some important points
FitnessAugust 28, 2019
Exercise to Sleep Better (and Vice Versa!)
If you’re not sleeping well, you may not be reaching your life goals, let alone your fitness goals
FitnessAugust 27, 2019
Being an Optimist May Help People Live Past 85
Individuals who scored higher on an optimism assessment were likely to live significantly longer lives, a new study finds
OpinionAugust 22, 2019
The False Promise of Fish Oil Supplements
After decades of promises that they “may work” to reduce cardiovascular disease, the lack of a demonstrated benefit leads me to conclude that consumers are wasting their money
FitnessAugust 15, 2019
Build a Blood-Flow Model
A medical science project from Science Buddies
FitnessAugust 7, 2019
What Is Metabolic Profiling, and Can It Help You?
Is a malfunctioning metabolism really why you can’t lose weight and keep it off?