Fitness

Baseline data on body rhythms can make the wrist monitors work like “check engine” lights, a new study suggests

Hair follicles appear to be key in reprogramming other cells in the wound, restoring the original skin architecture, instead of simply scarring. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

A new study suggests a link between hormonal contraceptives and depression.  Which methods were more likely to cause these mood changes? And what do you need to know before you make any decisions about your contraceptive health?

Unfortunately, research and experience both affirm and deny the podiatric benefits of minimalist footwear

A new book lays out the scientific case for lengthening your telomeres—and perhaps your life 

There are three big factors that contribute to the sustainability of our individual and collective diets—and one or two of these often gets overlooked

Ayurvedic medicine was practiced for thousands of years before anyone invented the placebo controlled experiment. How has this ancient system held up to modern scientific scrutiny?

Harnessing the organ's own healing properties may help prevent heart attacks and lessen the painful effects of severely narrowed coronary arteries

For many people with depression, serious exercise may be the best, cheapest and safest treatment

What you ate in the past can shape the diversity of your gut flora, and affect how well your gut microbes respond to new foods. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Cold weather may not be to blame, a creative New Zealand study suggests

In a truly person-centered health system, my clinicians would have asked a lot more questions a lot earlier