Too Much Fat Burning May Damage the Heart

For many years, scientists believed that helping the heart burn more fat for energy was generally a good thing. After all, fat is the...

Could Popular Weight Loss Drugs Prevent Breast Cancer?

Medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound have become household names in recent years. Originally developed to help people with type 2 diabetes control...

New Drug May Help People Lose Fat While Keeping More Muscle in Weight Loss

Weight-loss drugs have transformed the treatment of obesity in recent years. Medications such as tirzepatide can help people lose a significant amount of body...

Soybean Oil Linked to Weight Gain and Obesity

Obesity has become a serious health problem over the past century. While many factors are involved, including lifestyle, physical activity, and the growing availability...

New $10 spectrometer chip could turn smartwatches into health monitors

Researchers at the University of Cambridge and startup company GlitterinTech have developed a tiny, low-cost device that could bring powerful chemical sensing capabilities to...

Weight-Loss Drugs May Lower Blood Pressure

High blood pressure and obesity are two of the biggest health challenges facing the world today. Both conditions are extremely common and often occur...

Working Nights and Sleeping Less Than 6 Hours Could Raise Your Risk of Joint...

When people think about the consequences of poor sleep, they often think about feeling tired, having difficulty concentrating, or struggling with mood changes. But...

Popular Weight-Loss Drugs May Lower Cancer Risk

Weight-loss drugs such as semaglutide and tirzepatide have become some of the most talked-about medicines in recent years. Originally developed to help people with diabetes...

Could Your Sleep Schedule Age Your Brain Fast?

Many people think of sleep as simply a time when the body rests. In reality, sleep is an active process during which the brain...

Why Intermittent Fasting May Not Affect a 25-Year-Old and a 65-Year-Old the Same Way

Intermittent fasting has attracted enormous attention as a weight-loss strategy. Millions of people around the world now use some form of fasting to manage...