Why Astronauts Get Constipated in Space: Their Blood Offers a Clue
Constipation is a surprisingly common problem for astronauts living in space.
Scientists have long known that digestion can change when people leave Earth, but exactly...
This Washable Smart Fabric Could Help Prevent Prosthetic Limb Injuries
A new type of smart fabric that can sense pressure and light up in response could help make prosthetic limbs more comfortable and reduce...
Your Waist May Reveal Hidden Health Risks
A tape measure around the waist may tell doctors more about a person's health than many people realize.
New research from Rutgers Health suggests that...
Your Sleeping Brain Could Reveal Future Dementia Risk
Dementia affects millions of families around the world and becomes more common as people grow older.
Doctors have effective ways to diagnose dementia after memory...
A Soft Patch Could Change How We Treat Sleep
For people with chronic sleep problems, treatment often means medication, behavioral therapy or changes in daily habits.
Researchers in Texas are exploring a very different...
Weight Loss Drugs May Do More Than Cut Weight
Medicines first developed to improve blood sugar control have quickly changed the treatment of obesity.
Now scientists are finding that GLP-1 drugs may affect far...
A Waist Measure Could Spot Obesity Risk Early
People often watch the number on the bathroom scale when they are worried about weight. But a new study suggests another number may deserve...
Why Your Body Fights Weight Loss
For years, weight loss has often been described as a simple test of self-control: eat fewer calories, exercise more and the extra weight should...
Popular Weight Loss Drug May Cost Your Muscles
Semaglutide can help people with obesity lose a substantial amount of weight, but some of that loss may come from muscle and other lean...
New Weight-Loss Pill Shows Promise
A new experimental pill helped adults with obesity or overweight lose substantial amounts of weight in a mid-stage clinical trial.
At the highest dose, participants...