New research suggests that long-standing assumptions about sex and gender continue to shape how studies are designed, interpreted, and reported.

The field of integrative physiology is increasingly uncovering the complex roles that stress, anxiety and fear memory play in ...

Research in exercise physiology has significantly advanced our understanding of muscle fatigue – the exercise‐induced decline in the ability of a muscle to generate force. This phenomenon encompasses ...

Studies on the neurons of mice suggest our own human endurance may have more to do with the brain than our physique.

A major review finds exercise science still treats the male body as the default, sidelining women in research and raising questions about how universal fitness, training and recovery advice really is ...

A UBC study of more than 600 exercise physiology research articles found nearly half included only male participants while fewer than one in ten focused exclusively on females, revealing gender gaps c ...

Athletes may not have to observe pre-game abstinence before a big event after all. According to new research, sexual activity before intense exercise doesn't slow down an athlete's performance—in some ...

The human body undergoes numerous adaptations when it leaves Earth’s gravity. Researchers are studying how to minimize those physiological changes in astronauts and in people on Earth with similar ...

Dr. Jessica Scott researches how exercise can prevent the decline in fitness often caused by cancer treatments. It may even change the biology of the cancer itself. Cancer patients may be surprised to ...