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Short-term incentives to exercise, such as using daily reminders, rewards or games, can lead to sustained increases in activity, according to new research. Researchers found ... More

Researchers at Harvard have found the optimal amount of exercise is between 150 and 600 minutes a week, with no harm done by intensity, but ... More

Dr Giles Yeo, a geneticist at Cambridge University in the UK, has written a new book in which he makes the case that the current ... More

Wearable tech firm Formsense has secured a technology partnership with an inter-interdisciplinary team of researchers looking to help stroke survivors be more physically active. The ... More

A new study has found that not sticking to a regular bedtime and wake up schedule – and getting different amounts of sleep each night ... More

People eating ultra-processed foods ate more calories and gained more weight than when they ate a minimally processed diet, according to results from a National ... More

Short bouts of moderate walking has been shown to offset the impact of a lack of sustained exercise in children and protect against diseases related ... More

A recent study has shown obese people on a six-day diet of reduced fat intake lost an average of 463g of body fat – 80 ... More

Some people who are obese may have to work harder to lose weight due to metabolic differences, according to a recent study by researchers at ... More

A low-fat diet leads to a greater loss of body fat compared to a low-carb diet, according to scientists of the US National Institutes of ... More

An experimental drug has been found to speed up metabolism and burn off fat cells, according to a study conducted on hundreds of mice by ... More

The economic case for investing in health as a means to achieving long-term growth took centre stage on the last day of the World Economic ... More

Taking regular exercise could help improve the quality of life for those who suffer from arthritis, while also reducing medical costs, according to a new ... More

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a mathematical model that predicts how weight and body fat in children respond to changes ... More

Physical exercise can increase life expectancy by up to 4.5 years according to US research from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes ... More

Image: NMNH's new genome exhibit opens next year A new exhibit celebrating the first complete human genome sequence is to open next year at the ... More