Articles by Gretchen Reynolds
Regular exercise during midlife makes brains functionally younger.
Thats the bracing conclusion of a new study of 130 inactive men and women, most in their 40s. Some began a simple, aerobic exercisοΏ½...
Whats the ideal amount of weight training if youd like to live long and well?
In a new study published this month in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, scientists set out to find the sweet spotοΏ½...
Are GLP-1 weight-loss drugs hard on your muscles?
That question has sparked controversy and concern among some scientists, doctors and the general public. Several large studies in recent years had sοΏ½...
Is it better to exercise in the morning or afternoon?
Thats a bit of a trick question, because exercise at any time of day is better than no exercise.
As a model of successful aging, you cant beat 82-year-oldJuan LΓ³pez GarcΓa.
Really, you cant beat him.
If you need another reason to visit the gym this winter, a new study of almost 1,200 healthy, middle-aged men and women found that those with more muscle mass tended to have younger brains than thoseοΏ½...
Seventeen years ago, Eric Topol, a cardiologist and founder of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, set out to discover why some people age so well,οΏ½...
