In the first multinational study of a proposed change to how obesity is defined—which calls for health factors beyond a ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

Clock genes are a set of genes known to contribute to the regulation of the human body's internal 24-hour cycle, also known ...

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

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