A quarter-size device that tracks the rise and fall of sugar in your blood is the latest source of hope—and hype—in the ...

According to recent estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one in five children in the United ...

A "weekend warrior" exercise schedule can lower diabetics' risk of early death, a new study says.

In the first multinational study of a proposed change to how obesity is defined—which calls for health factors beyond a person's height and weight to be considered—an international team of researchers ...

Almost 40 percent of perimenopausal women in a Monash University-led study had untreated and potentially debilitating ...

A wound can leave a lasting imprint—even after it has healed. A new study in Current Biology finds that past injuries can ...

Knowing how many people are vaccinated against an existing or re-emerging threat is a key factor guiding public health ...

Melbourne scientists are teasing out how the "Hippo pathway" works at the molecular level, improving understanding of how it ...

University of Pennsylvania and Syracuse University scientists have discovered that a hindbrain-derived peptide, octadecaneuropeptide (ODN), can suppress appetite and improve glucose regulation without ...

The laminin-411 protein is vital for the formation of the myelin membrane by oligodendrocytes, report researchers from Japan.

The origin of some neuropsychiatric diseases, such as autism, bipolar disorder, or depression, and certain neurodegenerative ...

A virus that typically infects black-eyed peas is showing great promise as a low-cost, potent cancer immunotherapy—and ...