Your daily step count might reveal more than just your fitness progress. In a study of nearly 95,000 adults wearing activity trackers, lower step totals were linked to later Parkinson’s diagnoses.

Participants recorded an average of 9,446 daily steps. People in the highest step-count quintile, defined as 12,369 or more daily steps, tended to be younger and to have lower body mass index than ...

The benefits of walking range from a lower risk of cardiovascular disease to extending your life on the whole. But getting more steps in can be a challenge, particularly when we spend so much time ...

A “moderate” amount of physical activity—in the form of getting your daily steps—could be help slow Alzheimer’s disease among those at risk. This is the finding of Mass General Brigham scientists who ...

Step aside, outdated exercise goals. For years, 10,000 steps has been promoted by fitness trackers, health apps and medical professionals as the gold standard for daily physical activity. But if that ...

Third Prize Winner: Plumb Line Staircase. Image Courtesy of Buildner The event invited designers to reflect on one of architecture's oldest and most symbolic elements: the stair. Beyond its functional ...

If you’ve ever handed your phone to someone “just for a second,” this update might save you from a privacy nightmare. Right now, if someone picks up your unlocked phone, they could potentially send ...

Sora 2, developed by OpenAI, is an advanced application designed for creating AI-driven video content. While it is officially available only for iOS, Android users can still explore its features ...

New research suggests a new step count goal for older adults. The step count is approachable for many. Walking just one to two days a week can lead to big cardiovascular benefits—doctors weigh in.

New research indicates that older women who walked approximately 4,000 steps just once or twice weekly significantly lowered their risk of premature death by 26 per cent and heart disease by 27 per ...

When Karolina Komarnicka hit a breaking point in her own mental health journey, she realized that despite the explosion of wellness apps promising calm and balance, none actually addressed why people ...