LAB:SYNC Undergraduate Researchers, Catarina Bettencourt and Arnibish Ray, present at the inaugural Undergraduate Research Symposium in April 2025, hosted by the Brain Game Center at Northeastern. Bettencourt presented a poster, titled “Telomere Length, Cortisol, Body Composition, Hemodynamics, and Lifetime Participation in Dance: An Exploratory Analysis in 18–83-Year-Old Adults​,” and Ray presented a poster, titled “Applying…

S. Lehbil, A. Couillandre, and M. Dreyfus have a new article, Menstrual cycle disorders among elite ballet dancers published in the Journal of Science and Sports. Lehbil, S., Couillandre, A., Dreyfus, M., Ibargüen-Vargas, Y., Kern, L., Barreau, X., & Maître, C. (2024). Menstrual cycle disorders among elite ballet dancers. Journal of Science and Sports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2024.10.006 Contributor:…

Sarita Bajaj has a new article, Southeast Asian, African, and Middle East Expert Consensus on Structured Physical Activity—Dance, Exercise, and Sports published in Advances in Therapy. Bajaj, S., Verma, M., Sharma, H., Ramaiya, K., Bahendeka, S., & Kalra, S. (2025). Southeast Asian, African, and Middle East Expert Consensus on Structured Physical Activity-Dance, Exercise, and Sports. Advances…

Melanie Fuller has a new article, Imaging Findings Associated With Osteoarthritis Are Common in Dancers, and Are Rarely Symptomatic: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis published in the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. Fuller, M., Hanel, J., Mayes, S., Bruce, T., & Rio, E. (2025). Imaging Findings Associated With Osteoarthritis Are Common in Dancers,…

Fabrizio Liguori and Patrizia Calella have a new article, Caribbean and Latin dance: evidence about health in professional and non-professional dancers published in The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. Liguori, F., & Calella, P. (2025). Caribbean and Latin dance: evidence about health in professional and non-professional dancers. The Journal of sports medicine and physical…

LABSYNC’s Dr. Aston McCullough is mentioned and featured in a post, “Shake It Up: The Benefits of Free-Form Dance May Rival Those of Other Forms of Movement.” by Sunil Iyengar on the National Endowment of the Arts website. The post is also available on the artsJournalblogs website….

LAB:SYNC has published a new article Dance-like state detection, curiosity, and decentering: A pilot study on artful movement and mindfulness in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease….

LAB:SYNC research appears on the cover of The Times, the Telegraph, and more! Read the media published at the links below. The Times: Dance for 20 minutes a day ‘to hit weekly exercise target’ The Telegraph: A 20-minute dance a day will keep NHS doctors at bay, US study finds yahoo!life: Five surprising health benefits of…

LAB:SYNC’s Dr. Aston K. McCullough will present at the Eastern North American Region (ENAR) International Biometric Society 2025 Spring Meeting. The four-day meeting will be held from March 23 to March 26, 2025 in New Orleans, LA. The ENAR 2025 Spring Meeting’s theme is “ENAR is Interdisciplinary,” which reflects “the interplay between the biological and…

LAB:SYNC’s Dr. Aston K. McCullough will present at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on February 14th, 2025, at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA. Along with Dr. Art Kramer and Dr. Laurel Gabard-Durnam, Dr. McCullough will be presenting at the Northeastern University booth, outlining the Center for Cognitive and Brain…