Interested in participating in exercise research? We are looking for volunteers for various exercise-based studies to help understand the role of exercise as medicine at the molecular, cellular and ...

Objective To perform a large-scale pairwise and network meta-analysis on the effects of all relevant exercise training modes on resting blood pressure to establish optimal antihypertensive exercise ...

Exercise can provide significant physical and mental benefits for people with obesity, regardless of whether they are doing so to lose weight. There is no one best exercise for obesity. The most ...

Cancer treatments can cause a host of health problems. For example, among the many side effects of one common type of cancer treatment, chemotherapy, there are pain, gastrointestinal symptoms, and ...

Exercise can’t cure Alzheimer’s, but it can slow its progression and improve your quality of life. And while there’s no definitive way to prevent Alzheimer’s, exercise may reduce your risk. Aerobic ...

Let’s start thinking differently about exercise. Here’s how we know. Animal exercise studies typically run rats for weeks on running wheels. The animals gleefully run every night, sprinting several ...

Could exercise be ‘better than a drug’ at preventing colon cancer recurrence? Image credit: Connect Images/Tim Hall/Getty Images. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), colorectal cancer is ...

Exercise can reduce symptoms of depression in adults to a similar degree as established psychological therapies and may offer comparable benefits to antidepressant medication, according to an updated ...

In an era where ultramarathons, double training days and weekly Hyroxes have become the norm, the signs of exercise dependency are increasingly blurred. Movement is celebrated as medicine, after all – ...

Getting back into exercise after illness can be challenging. Tips for returning to exercise after being sick include starting at home, keeping hydrated, and avoiding overexertion. People who want to ...

If you have anemia, exercise can be an excellent way to increase your energy levels and reduce symptoms such as tiredness and weakness. Anemia is a common blood disorder that occurs when your body ...

Moving Research into Medicine The UAB Center for Exercise Medicine (UCEM) focuses on improving the health and well-being of children and adults of all ages through acceleration of innovative, exercise ...