Rest is a fundamental part of success, health, and happiness. There are many distractions in this digital world, and always something (or someone) requiring your attention. No matter what your ...

Microplastics found in new body part — as scientists warn about common way they’re ‘leaching’ into us By . Carly Stern. Published April 21, 2025, 9:51 a.m. ET.

Matthew Boyd will not be available to pitch in the All-Star Game on Tuesday in Atlanta, but will still travel and enjoy the festivities with his family.

Taking regular breaks allows your body to recover and repair. It’s a critical part of progress, regardless of your fitness level or sport. Otherwise, skipping rest days can lead to overtraining ...

The "rest and digest" system helps the body maintain homeostasis, or a relatively stable internal state, by balancing out the activity of the sympathetic nervous system that triggers the "fight or ...

Lopez thinks that our physical self comes in part from the inner ear, which senses motion and the body's position in space. And he says Parvizi's team found evidence supporting that view.

As many of us take a much-needed break during the Labor Day weekend, Rev. Dr. Alisha Lola Jones urges us to make rest part of our spiritual practice. Rev. Dr. Alisha Lola Jones Sep 3, 2023 ...

Residents of 12 states in the South and Midwest are more likely to smoke – and to smoke more – than people living in the rest of the United States, according to a new report.

Scientists have pinpointed a special part of the brain that, when stimulated, appears to produce out-of-body experiences. (Story aired on All Things Considered on July 3, 2023.) ...