Mothers with school-age children perform slightly more moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day than those with younger children. Less than 50% of mothers met the recommended 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week.
Researchers explore the exercise paradox, the feeling of wanting to become more physically active, but despite our best intentions, people actually become less active. The study reports our brains may simply be wired to want to conserve energy.
A new study reports depressed people who responded to ketamine found their activity increased during earlier parts of the day. Researchers suggest clock gene machinery may be linked to the type of depression that responds to ketamine treatment.
A new study provides insight into the neurobiology behind the motivation to be active.
New research provides some details on the characteristics of motor detection in the brains of flies.
Older people who embark on high challenge activities, such as digital photography or quilting, show enhanced brain activity, a new study reports.
A pioneering tool is set to investigate how a worm's brain controls its movements, researchers say.
