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

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

Ultra-processed foods make up a huge share of the American diet, and new research suggests they may carry another serious health r...

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...

Moderate calorie restriction lowered an immune protein called C3 that appears to help drive chronic inflammation as the body ages....

Britain’s postwar sugar rationing created a rare natural experiment that let researchers examine how early sugar exposure might af...

A low-carb diet may raise LDL cholesterol much more sharply in people who are genetically predisposed to high cholesterol, particu...

Backyard bird feeders could become unexpected hotspots for H5N1 as Australia’s bird flu outbreak spreads, bringing species togethe...

Gut bacteria can transform nitrate and plant-based iron from vegetables and other foods into protective molecules that may benefit...

An abandoned farm field became a flourishing wildflower meadow within little more than a decade, with plant diversity doubling and...

A decades-old compound may point to a new way of treating obesity by making the body burn more energy rather than simply reducing...

Older adults with mild cognitive impairment and sleep problems who took at least 5,000 IU of vitamin D daily scored more than 13%...

Mice that developed compulsive drinking after alcohol abstinence showed more than double the activity in a brain region associated...

Honeybee queens exposed to pesticides can shift some of the contamination into their eggs, revealing a previously unknown survival...

Exercise may not be a powerful weight-loss tool on its own, but it appears to play a much bigger role in preventing lost weight fr...

A simple yeast-based food supplement may help restore the immune system’s ability to fight cancer, according to new research in mi...

Pancreatic cancer patients with at least 21 natural teeth survived nearly two years longer after surgery than those with fewer tee...

A few minutes of sprinting may reshape the bloodstream far more dramatically than a much longer moderate workout. Six 30-second sp...