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No, you’re not imagining it. Your body does some weird things up in the air. Here’s a guide to the common and merely embarrassing to the rare, but serious.
Impaired insulin receptors in the blood vessels between the blood and the brain may contribute to the insulin resistance observed in Alzheimer’s disease.
In Canada, 14.4 per cent of South Asians have Type 2 diabetes, the highest prevalence of any other ethnic group in the country. Why is this population so disproportionately affected by diabetes?
Sometimes, it’s best to take your medicine sitting up. Other times, lying down is safer. Here’s what we know so far.
It all comes down to an oily secretion from special glands beneath our skin, which are very prevalent under the armpits, and more active at certain times.
Though it was exceedingly grating, the late comedian was able to perfect a sound that worked in tandem with his brand of humor.
Scientists are just beginning to decode the genetic messages in your food – and how that may affect your health.
As people age, the chemical signaling pathways in muscles become less potent, and it gets harder to build muscle and maintain strength. But the health benefits of strength training only increase with age.
Months not eating or moving don’t result in muscle wasting and loss of function for animals that hibernate. New research found gut microbes help their hosts hold onto and use nitrogen to build proteins.
Preparing for being active in cold weather can help keep us safe and increase our enjoyment.
An exercise physiologist explains how it’s a problem of communication between your brain and your body.
Some Paralympic powerlifters lift heavier weights than athletes without disabilities. Here’s what we know about why this might be.
Which is worse, dry heat or wet heat? Both, says an exercise physiologist.
Proprioception is the sense that allows us to rapidly know without looking where each part of our body is.
You’re working out, feeling great – until your stomach starts to churn and you’re sidelined with a bout of nausea. Here’s what’s happening in your body and how to avoid this common effect of exercise.
‘Normal’ body temperature has declined in urban, industrialized settings like the US and UK. Anthropologists find the trend extends to Indigenous people in the Bolivian Amazon – but why?
Our new research shows deep body fat wrapped around the heart can release dangerous molecules, potentially leading to atrial fibrillation.
A high-tech twist on an old idea – running on springs – could give human-powered movement its biggest boost in more than a century.
Sweating is usually our body’s way of stopping us from overheating. But if excess sweating is a problem for you, there’s help.
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Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Anatomy, UNSW
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Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology, Mississippi State University
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Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, University of Dayton
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Professor, Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University
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Associate Professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol
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Professor of exercise and work physiology, University of Montana
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Duncan Mitchell is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Professorial Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Health and Sport Science, University of Dayton
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Doctorant en Sciences du Mouvement Humain, Université Côte d’Azur
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Doctorant en Sciences du Mouvement Humain, Université Côte d’Azur
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Consultant Anaesthetist and Professor of Public Engagement and Innovation, Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, UCL
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Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bayes Business School, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of Dermatology, The University of Melbourne