For all the freshmen inroads made this past season within the University of Washington football team, a handful of Husky ...

In some studies, half of patients stopped taking GLP-1s within a year despite the benefits, citing the expense and side ...

The United States lags behind many other wealthy, highly developed countries in key public health indicators. According to a report published by the World Obesity Federation, a London-based non-profit ...

Researchers say bisphenols, PFAS and flame retardants can still be present in some food packaging, and highly processed foods are contaminated by plastic chemicals on their route from a factory to a ...

Washington: Researchers have identified a previously overlooked protein that helps regulate appetite and energy use in the body. This "helper" protein supports a key system that decides whether the ...

The “gender-affirming” treatment model for minors rests on a pair of Dutch studies. The studies were considered the “gold ...

The once clear-cut divide between type 1 and type 2 diabetes has become remarkably blurred, creating a growing phenomenon doctors are calling "double diabetes". It turns out that at least 13 per cent ...

Obesity and sleep disturbances, particularly insomnia and short sleep duration, are increasingly recognized as interrelated public health challenges. Both ...

The prevalence of obesity was 21.2 and 22.6% prepandemic and during the pandemic, respectively; meeting physical activity guidelines was protective against overall obesity during the pandemic.

A major review in Frontiers in Science highlights how tackling unsustainable food systems—reflected by our changing food ...

Blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease are becoming more accurate, but researchers stress the need for caution and further study.