Climate change has brought both fiercer rains and deeper droughts, leaving the city with brush like kindling—and the ...

A new study establishes that soda consumption is doing ever more damage to health — with rising rates of diabetes in regions ...

This article seems funny, though, but I am tempted to do this write-up due to the many female students I have seen who are glued to their gum.

The first study to assess how weight-loss drugs affect the whole of human health has discovered an "eye-opening" impact on ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular body mass index (BMI) measure. The new guidance comes from the ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...

New Insights Into the Biology and Risk Factors of Childhood Obesity Jan. 15, 2025 — A cutting-edge molecular approach provides a detailed picture of the biological pathways associated with ...

The new definitions aim to resolve any conflict in medical circles over whether obesity is a disease or just a risk factor. Global health leaders have proposed a “dramatic overhaul” of the way ...

It has been revealed that in 2023, almost a third (32 percent) of adults in Scotland were living with obesity - reaching its highest level. This does not help to push the Scots away from our ...

While this microbial exchange may sound unusual, it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Sharing microbiomes through activities ...

About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today’s toll, researchers reported ...