Fitness

Increasingly, nutritional psychiatry says yes

Recent research looks at basic bodily functions

New discoveries offer hope for noise-induced hearing loss

Certain proteins that coordinate the healing response are present at higher levels in oral tissue—meaning wounds in the mouth fix faster. Christopher Intagliata reports.

The optimal time to exercise is when your body temperature is at its highest

Eating sugar may put your white blood cells into a temporary coma. But there’s a lot more to the story of how sugar affects our immune response

A prototype flexible electronic mouth guard can measure lactate levels in an athlete’s saliva, tracking muscle fatigue during training and performance.

Being outdoors can lower our levels of stress, our pulse rate, and even our blood pressure. But what happens when we exercise in a green space?

Experiments to confirm we can see single photons offer new ways to probe our understanding of quantum reality

Carbonated drinks may increase the "hunger hormone" ghrelin, but these hormones are only one of many factors that contribute to our subjective experience of being hungry

European nations see biggest increases in use of stimulants such as Ritalin by people seeking brain-boosting effects