Most men may be missing an important dietary clue about prostate cancer. A new survey found that only 20% knew research has linked...

A natural compound found in foods such as spinach, almonds, and sweet potatoes may aggravate gut inflammation in people with Crohn...

Semaglutide helped older healthy mice live longer while improving memory, muscle function, blood sugar control, and several biolog...

Britain’s wasps have become mysteriously scarce this summer, and scientists suspect an unusual combination of temperature swings,...

People who drank at least one sugar-sweetened beverage a day had roughly 2.45 times the risk of gastric cancer compared with those...

Eating only between noon and 8 p.m. improved blood sugar control in a small study of adults with Type 1 diabetes and obesity, whil...

Sorbitol, a sugar alcohol commonly used in sugar-free candy, gum, and other low-calorie foods, may not be as harmless as it seems....

A large study involving more than 270,000 people has linked higher blood levels of the amino acid tyrosine to a shorter lifespan i...

Older adults at risk of dementia improved their memory and thinking after following lifestyle programs combining exercise, healthy...

Scientists in Japan have identified a natural compound found in blueberries, grapes, and other berries that may help muscle cells...

Slow breathing with a prolonged exhale made people more willing to take risks by changing heart activity and increasing the brain’...

A substance found in edible sea squirts appeared to reverse several signs of aging in older mice. Plasmalogen supplements improved...

Morning glories may be getting caught in an evolutionary tug-of-war between surviving climate change and attracting increasingly s...

Obesity appears to leave a molecular imprint on key immune cells that may persist for 5 to 10 years after weight loss. This long-l...

Following nearly 10,000 older women for 10 years, researchers found that tea drinking was associated with slightly higher hip bone...

A simple waist measurement may be nearly as effective as more complicated methods for detecting unhealthy levels of body fat. Rese...

Two widely used zero-calorie sweeteners, sucralose and stevia, may have effects that linger far longer than the sweet taste itself...

Researchers have produced a form of Spirulina containing biologically active vitamin B12 at levels comparable to beef. By carefull...

A ketogenic diet outperformed Mediterranean and low-fat diets in several measures of metabolic health during a clinical trial invo...

People with chronic insomnia who used melatonin long term had a roughly 90% higher risk of developing heart failure over five year...

Every one of 212 plant-based meat alternatives and drinks tested in the UK contained at least one naturally occurring fungal toxin...

Ancient fossils suggest insects conquered land through a long amphibious phase rather than making an abrupt jump from water to dry...

Ancient teeth and human DNA are revealing a surprising history of insect eating. Modern humans in northern Eurasia appear to have...

The belief that huge doses of vitamin C can ward off colds was popularized more than 50 years ago by Nobel Prize winner Linus Paul...