A University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher has updated and validated the widely used Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ) to improve the measurement performance of this ...

Decades of research have established a significant link between physical activity and health, influencing agenda setting, policy making and community awareness.1–4 However, the field continues to ...

A University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher has updated and validated the widely used Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ) to improve the measurement performance of this ...

Chongzhi Di develops statistical methods for analyzing functional and longitudinal data in epidemiologic studies of physical activity and sedentary behavior, particularly using data from mobile-health ...

Objective To estimate the dose–response associations between non-occupational physical activity and several chronic disease and mortality outcomes in the general adult population. Design Systematic ...

Recreational physical activity or lack thereof could be a factor in whether teenage girls develop breast cancer later.

High blood pressure, a silent killer, affects millions globally. New research suggests current exercise recommendations are ...

Physical activity reduces chronic disease risks, improves function, and extends lifespan, thus supporting clinicians’ use of exercise prescriptions as a health intervention, new research suggests. A ...

New research indicates that physical movement may help preserve the ability to recall numbers over short periods by maintaining the structural integrity of the brain. These findings highlight ...

Faculty in the Statistics in Epidemiology Hub develop statistical methods to guide population-level research on cancer prevention, early detection, and real-world outcomes. Their work supports the ...

Among those who engaged in at least two hours of organised recreational physical activity, researchers observed significantly healthier biological indicators ...