Physical inactivity and insufficient fruit and vegetable consumption are key risk factors for obesity and noncommunicable diseases. Weight perceptions may affect physical activity and diet behaviors.

Patterns of brain activity that help shape the way we perceive the world/ reality have been identified by a study presented at Neuroscience 2021, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

Objective: To establish patients’ perception of the effect of sport on rehabilitation. Design: Single investigator telephone questionnaire survey. Setting: Spinal Cord Injuries Unit, Musgrave Park ...

Exercise has long been touted for both its physical and mental health benefits, but recent research adds an intriguing twist to the understanding of its effects, indicating it can also alter the ...

Risk of suicide in persons with gastrointestinal cancer: A population-based study. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2017 Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology Symposium. This abstract ...

Reflecting on fond memories goes a step beyond making you feel warm and fuzzy: nostalgia can reduce pain perception. Nostalgia decreases activity in pain-related brain areas and decreases subjective ...

An evaluation of cognitive function measurements, performance in daily activities, and the perception of cognitive functions in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) found caregiver perceptions more ...

A new study by Italian researchers suggests that a person's activity at the time of the quake influences their perception of shaking more than their location. Whether a person is at rest or walking ...

As the difficulty of making a decision based on sensory evidence increases, activity in the brain's insular cortex also increases, according to researchers. As the difficulty of making a decision ...