Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

This week featured a rare crossing of the streams, as the buttoned-down world of cancer research met the buzzy world of exercise and wellness. One result: a randomized controlled study of exercise in ...

Regular exercise could help cancer patients live longer, new research suggests. The findings come from a study that randomly divided 889 colon cancer patients into two groups – one that adopted a ...

So what about exercise? Our new research confirms physical activity can be just as effective for some people as therapy or medication. This is especially true when it's social and guided by a ...

You’re not going to want to sit down for this. A new study suggests that a single habit is better for the brain than previously thought — and can treat symptoms of depression as effectively as ...

Exercise is a core factor in maintaining health and slowing aging. But a January study found that the more varied your exercise routine, the lower your risk of early mortality. The study, which was ...

Objectives To evaluate the effects of brief bouts of exercise spread throughout the day, termed ‘exercise snacks’, on cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness, and cardiometabolic health outcomes in ...

Named the top fitness trend for 2018, HIIT involves going hard for, say, 30 seconds, then easy, hard, then easy, and so on—as ...