This new drug may prevent obesity, liver disease caused by high-fat diet
Scientists from Georgetown University found that a new drug targeting a key gene involved in lipid and glucose metabolism could tolerate a high-fat diet...
How mindfulness could help reduce pain
Scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison found the changes in pain-related brain activity that follow mindfulness training—pointing a way toward more targeted and precise...
The study finds the real cause of excessive weight gain
Scientists from Baylor University found that eating too much—not exercising too little—may be at the core of excessive weight gain.
They found forager-horticulturalist children in...
Eating more fruits and vegetables could lower risk of blockages in leg arteries
Scientists from New York University found that eating three or more servings of fruit and vegetables per day may lower your risk of developing...
Daytime naps could help prevent heart attacks, strokes, study finds
Need an excuse to squeeze in a midday snooze?
Scientists from the University Hospital of Lausanne found that occasional napping could help you maintain a...
Eating 2 fruit and 3 vegetable servings every day may give you a longer...
Scientists from Harvard found that eating about five daily servings of fruits and vegetables, in which 2 are fruits and 3 are vegetables, is...
In people with PAD, walking at uncomfortable pace may improve mobility
Scientists from Northwestern University found that people with a condition that restricts blood flow to the legs and feet may be able to improve...
Poor sleep linked to fatty liver disease, study finds
Scientists from Sun Yat-sen University found that people with sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy sleep behaviours could develop fatty liver disease.
The research is published in...
Obesity may increase risk of this inflammatory bowel disease
In a recent study from Norfolk and elsewhere, researchers found that obesity, as measured by body mass index (BMI), is linked to an increased...
Blue light from your phone may harm you more when you get older
Scientists from Oregon State University found that the damaging effects of daily, lifelong exposure to the blue light emanating from phones, computers, and household...