Hepatic insulin resistance, a metabolic defect that can emerge years before type 2 diabetes, has been linked to a previously...

Young scientists who regularly handle laboratory chemicals and eat relatively few antioxidant-rich foods are more likely to report fatigue, headaches,...

A molecule released by fat tissue could offer scientists an earlier warning that obesity is beginning to damage children’s blood...

A randomized clinical trial involving 200 adults with obesity in Brazil’s public health care system has raised a familiar but...

A fragile transition begins the moment an extremely low birth weight infant leaves the womb. After months of receiving a...

Hearing impairment is often associated with aging, prolonged noise exposure, or inherited vulnerability. Yet a large prospective study suggests that...

Endometriosis may be linked to a substantially higher risk of type 2 diabetes, according to the largest study yet to...

A short-term decision to eat fewer or no animal products may begin reshaping the human body at the molecular level...

The first spoonful of solid food marks more than a milestone in an infant’s daily routine. It also begins a...

Synthetic food dyes are becoming the focus of a widening regulatory and public-health debate, according to a new Viewpoint in...