Your vagus nerve helps regulate digestion, breathing, heart rate, and your stress response. Stimulating this nerve could also help you regain a sense of calm in stressful circumstances. You can ...

The parasympathetic nervous system has the opposite effect. It slows the heart, supports digestion and promotes a calmer ...

Whole-body electrical muscle stimulation is a new fitness trend that involves wearing a special body suit. The suit delivers ...

It’s no secret exercise is good for your body—but what about your brain? Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Neurobiology and vice chair for Faculty Affairs and Development ...

Pleasure hormone dopamine is a key cause of improved reaction times following exercise, according to new research. Scientists at the University of Portsmouth say the findings could lead to new ...

Just as exercise helps to keep arteries to the heart open, exercise will do the same for blood vessels in the brain. Even exercising in small doses can help sharpen your memory, but it is important ...

Some people believe that exercise cannot help them control body weight, as it automatically stimulates hunger and energy intake. Using a large dataset of healthy male participants, this research ...

This article examines how exercise-induced exerkines prevent disease, as well as promote metabolic, cardiovascular, immune, ...