From gentle movement to two-voice journaling, experts share science-backed strategies for calming your nervous system without reaching for a drink.

You can start some habits to aid a calmer bedtime earlier in the afternoon or evening. For example, you can start prep for the next day by writing a quick to-do list to reduce stress. Wind down with ...

A study published Feb. 8 in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry found that brief, intermittent bouts of high-intensity exercise were significantly more effective at reducing the severity and frequency ...

Taking some time for yourself has never been more important. Although it might seem like you have no time for yourself, taking five minutes out of your day to slow down, release tension and call ...

Muscle contraction is the tightening, shortening, or lengthening of muscles when you do some activity. It can happen when you hold or pick up something, or when you stretch or exercise with weights.

More than 30 rare muscular dystrophy types cause progressive muscle weakness from inherited gene mutations. Combined, they affect about 1 in 5,000 to 8,000 people. Common subtypes vary by age of onset ...

A drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure shows promise as a treatment in mouse models of Marfan syndrome and muscular dystrophy (pages 204–210). The results suggest that losartan could ...

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Meditation is the practice of training the mind to be in the present moment and focusing the mind on a specific target such as the breath. Research shows that this can help reduce stress and boost ...

Casey Means, President Trump’s nominee for U.S. surgeon general, preaches a broad, loosely-defined spirituality that blends ideas such as the “divine feminine,” meditation, and connection with nature.