Scientists found that declining levels of the brain protein Menin may help drive aging, with lower levels in mice linked to inflam...

Scientists found that black and green Japanese rice contain unusual, potentially beneficial fats and may be digested more slowly t...

Eating four to six servings of whole grains a day may deliver meaningful benefits for heart health, according to a large review of...

Eating more ultra-processed foods was linked to greater fat buildup inside thigh muscles, according to MRI scans of 615 adults at...

Older adults who changed the balance of fat, carbohydrates, and animal protein in their diets showed signs of reduced biological a...

Simply smelling chocolate helped men complete more leg extension repetitions without making the workout feel harder, with dark cho...

The flesh eating New World screwworm has returned to the United States, threatening livestock, wildlife, pets and potentially peop...

Sucralose, the artificial sweetener used in Splenda, came under scrutiny after a study found that a related chemical damaged DNA a...

Low vitamin D levels may make recovery from breast cancer surgery more painful, according to a study of 184 women undergoing maste...

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...

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

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...

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...