Obesity has long been acknowledged as a risk factor for a wide range of diseases, but a more precise link between obesity and ...

Nutritional advice on social media is rarely backed by science—but it often starts with a kernel of truth. Here’s how to tell ...

Dementia, often mistaken for a natural part of ageing, is far more complex and widespread. While there’s no cure yet, early ...

Scientists scanned the brains of adults with knee pain for two years to see how lifestyle affects brain aging.

A small bowl of almonds or walnuts soaking in water overnight, ready to be eaten first thing in the morning, is a common ...

A short burst of fatty foods may disrupt a surprisingly vulnerable set of brain cells in the hippocampus, researchers warn.

One recent trial found that when young adults ate a breakfast containing 50g of walnuts, they not only felt sharper but ...

Brain health is moving to the center of the healthcare conversation. As Dr. Charles Hennekens wrote in The American Journal ...

That’s the key takeaway from a new study by researchers at the University of Florida, who found that certain lifestyle habits ...

Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered a key mechanism for appetite and weight control. It helps the brain to regulate feelings of hunger.

Today, around 944,000 in the UK are thought to be living with the condition, with the figure around 7million in the US. But ...

MRI does not use ionizing radiation, so there is not a risk of cancer as there is from excess X-rays and CT scans.