The human brain, like the brain of other mammals, is known to start developing before birth, via a coordinated sequence of ...

A rich and varied mix of microbes in the mouth, particularly bacteria, is not only important for our oral health, but may ...

Researchers, led by UC San Francisco, tested the effectiveness of a weeklong, web-based well-being intervention, known as the ...

Leg amputation rates caused by arterial disease are four times as high in the most disadvantaged areas in England. The study, ...

Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have developed a more accurate and cost-effective method to predict ...

Thanks to lab-grown miniature intestines, researchers at Uppsala University have successfully mapped how aggressive Shigella bacteria infect the human gut. The study opens the door to using cultured ...

A new large-scale study has mapped the first molecular events that drive the formation of harmful amyloid protein aggregates ...

"We tend to consume more than enough protein already," says Roger A. Fielding, senior scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human ...

When you swallow a vitamin or eat a meal, the nutrients you've ingested flow into your stomach, break down, and enter your ...

Studies have linked the high consumption of ultra-processed foods with multiple diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular ...

Scientists from Mass General Brigham explored the associations between telomere length—which decreases as a person ages or is ...

The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has unveiled a new tool: the Healthy Urban Design Index (HUDI). The HUDI ...