People with Type 2 diabetes who eat breakfast later, more likely...
Being an "evening person" is linked to higher body mass indices among people with Type 2 diabetes, and having breakfast later in the day...
Sweet Tooth Gene Linked to Less Body Fat
People with a gene variation of FGF21 have a predisposition to less body fat than others, new research conducted at the University of Copenhagen,...
Why alcohol, sugar lead to thirst
Why does drinking alcohol or consuming sugar make us thirsty?
An international study of mice in Texas and humans in Europe reveals an unexpected anti-dehydration...
Widely Prescribed Diabetes Drug Improves Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms
Metformin, the most widely used medication for diabetes, has also been shown to help treat dementia and some cancers.
New research from the Perelman...
Specific bacteria in the small intestine are crucial for fat absorption
Although the vast majority of research on the gut microbiome has focused on bacteria in the large intestine, a new study—one of a few...
Vaccine suppresses peanut allergies in mice: study
A vaccine may successfully turn off peanut allergy in mice, a new study shows.
Just three monthly doses of a nasal vaccine protected the mice...
Man Develops Severe ‘Thunderclap’ Headaches After Eating World’s Hottest Chili Pepper
Taking part in a hot chilli pepper eating contest might have some unexpected consequences, highlight doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports.
Their warning comes after...
Long-term exposure to hypercaloric diets impair the ability to control eating
Obesity is a growing issue in many countries, accelerated by easy access to calorie-dense foods that are pleasurable to eat (known as an ‘obesogenic...
Dietary supplement shows promise for reversing cardiovascular aging
Scientists have long known that restricting calories can fend off physiological signs of aging, with studies in fruit flies, roundworms, rodents and even people...
Older Americans are hooked on vitamins despite scarce evidence they work
When she was a young physician, Dr. Martha Gulati noticed that many of her mentors were prescribing vitamin E and folic acid to patients.
Preliminary...
How to fight side effects of hormone therapy for prostate cancer
Men on hormone therapy for prostate cancer may benefit significantly from hitting the gym with fellow patients and choosing more veggies and fewer cheeseburgers,...
Timing of stress-hormone pulses controls weight gain, study finds
New research provides the first molecular understanding of why people gain weight due to chronic stress, disrupted circadian rhythms and treatment with glucocorticoid drugs:
It's...
Long Term Caffeine Use Worsens Alzheimer’s Symptoms
It is well known that memory problems are the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. However, Alzheimer’s is also characterised by neuropsychiatric symptoms, which may be...
We’ll Pay More for Unhealthy Foods We Crave
We’ll pay more for unhealthy foods when we crave them, new neuroscience research finds. The study also shows that we’re willing to pay disproportionately...
Study suggests pasta can be part of a healthy diet without...
Carbohydrates get a lot of bad press and blame for the obesity epidemic, but a new study suggests that this negative attention may not...
