People might get more from their workouts if they time their exercise to their sleep schedule, a new study says.

“Early birds” and “night owls” who timed their exercise to when they were most alert wound up with lower blood pressure, blood sugar and “bad” LDL cholesterol levels, researchers reported Apri... Página completa

Battery-driven bicycles and scooters are becoming a public hazard, endangering both riders and pedestrians, a new study reports.

E-bike and e-scooter crashes now account for more than half of bike- and scooter-related trauma cases treated at a major New York City hospital, up from less than 1 in 10 a handful of years ago, researchers repor... Página completa

People who’ve recovered from a spinal cord injury enough to walk continue to have trouble standing, balancing or moving smoothly – and researchers now think they know why.

The way the human body compensates for a spinal injury appears to result in herky-jerky movement on the muscular level, researchers recently reported in the ... Página completa

For decades, doctors have noticed that girls are entering puberty at increasingly younger ages without a clear reason to explain it.

While many have pointed to diet or environment, a new Columbia University study points to a complex triple threat: High stress, hormones and body mass index (BMI, an estimate of body fat based on height and w... Página completa

If you suffer from migraines, you might track your sleep, stress and diet, but new research suggests you should also keep a close eye on the smog report.

Air pollution — from car exhaust to industrial smoke — is a significant driver of migraine activity, especially when combined with specific weather patterns, according to find... Página completa