For many if not most of us, springtime brings a boost in mood and energy - we're drawn to the outdoors and become more physically active. This not only has positive effects on our cardiovascular ...

Whether you’re looking to get in better shape this year or taking control of pesky symptoms like moodiness, hot flashes, night sweats, weight gain, and irregular cycles, focusing on hormone health and ...

A hormone believed to be released by muscles during exercise has been found to reduce levels of a toxic protein associated with Parkinson’s disease. The promising animal studies indicate future ...

Fasted exercise can boost metabolic health, but it’s not for everyone. Learn when it helps, when it backfires, and how to ...

Touro University researchers have found that particles in the blood shuttle hormones through the body, including the brain.

Irisin, a hormone also known as FNDC5, has been linked to many of the positive benefits associated with physical exercise. In the past year, a controversy erupted over possible flaws in the methods ...

Irisin, a muscle-derived hormone, reduces amyloid beta pathology, a key hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD), in cell models. Researchers say the findings may pave the way for new treatments for AD.

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston have shown that the hormone irisin, which is secreted into the blood during endurance, or aerobic, exercise, ...

We all know exercise is good for your heart, but few of us think about the benefits exercise has on your brain, or, for that matter, your endocrine system. But research shows that regular physical ...