The Department of Health Sciences provides two Bachelors of Science degree programs focused on human health and healthcare, providing students with flexibility to meet their career interests. A link ...

The typical four-year outline for Michigan Tech's exercise science bachelor's degree provides a semester-by-semester guide to core courses, labs, and requirements.

Rutgers scientists found that metformin can blunt many of the metabolic and cardiovascular improvements normally produced by exercise. Participants who took the drug saw reduced gains in fitness, ...

Exercise strengthens both the body and the mind, and researchers are uncovering the molecular messengers that make the connection. The messengers can also be transferred from an active mouse to a ...

The College of Idaho offers both a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Exercise Science, which use exercise as the lens to analyze human performance and human health. Through the ...

Exercise can help women with advanced breast cancer better withstand both cancer treatments and the ravages of the disease, a new clinical trial shows. A nine-month program of supervised aerobic and ...

A sweeping review of over 200 studies finds that aerobic exercises like walking and cycling offer the best pain relief and mobility gains for knee osteoarthritis. Compared to other types of exercise, ...

In the hordes of students at this year’s orientation, one classic question came up again and again. “What’s your concentration?” Strikingly, I noticed that it was rare to hear of a student who only ...

Crystal Botkin, Ph.D., has been named chair of the Department of Clinical Health Sciences at the Edward and Margaret Doisy College of Health Sciences at Saint Louis University. Botkin has served as ...

Most studies on how exercise affects the survival of people with cancer have been observational. A clinical trial provides compelling evidence of the benefits of physical activity. Doris S. M. Chan is ...

Turns out, your personality may predict which workouts you’ll enjoy, and which ones you’ll ditch. Credit: Shutterstock Ever wonder why some people thrive on high-intensity workouts while others dread ...

A groundbreaking clinical trial funded by the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) shows that physical activity can significantly improve outcomes for people with colon cancer. Researchers say the study is ...