This Common Sleep Habit Could Be Making You Gain Weight

Even modest sleep loss may quietly lead to weight gain and raise the risk of chronic…

Scientists Reveal How Exercise May Protect the Aging Brain

A new study strengthens the case for exercise as a critical way to protect the brain…

Long COVID Brain Scans Reveal Damage to Dopamine Neurons

New PET imaging findings suggest that some of long COVID’s most disabling symptoms may stem from…

Scientists Say Eating One Avocado a Day May Lower Heart Disease Risk

In a six-month study, people with obesity who ate an avocado each day lowered their blood…

Researchers Warn Women About Viral Exercise Myths

Women may benefit more from simple, evidence-based exercise and nutrition habits than from rigid social media…

Common Diet Advice About Water and Spicy Food May Be Completely Wrong

Water and spice influenced eating in opposite and unexpected ways during controlled meal experiments. A glass…

Common Food Additive Linked To Gut Inflammation

A widely used food thickener may have more complex effects on the gut than previously recognized.…

Could Young Stem Cells Be the Key to Healthier Aging?

A gentler stem cell transplant rejuvenated aging blood and immune systems in mice. Imagine storing your…

Feeling Lonely May Take a Bigger Toll on Health Than Expected

Loneliness appears closely tied to poorer mental health, well-being and overall health. Feeling lonely is closely…

The Eye Has a Hidden Cleanup System and Scientists Just Discovered It

The newly identified lymphatic network could fundamentally change how scientists understand and treat some of the…

Chromosome Chaos Reveals 81 New Cancer-Causing Genes

Testing thousands of genes in living tumors revealed hidden drivers of aggressive basal-like breast cancer that…

Rare Autism-Linked Syndrome Is Far More Common Than Scientists Thought

A large genetic analysis suggests that Phelan-McDermid syndrome may affect far more people than previously recognized.…