In a large trial involving adults with obesity and fatty liver disease who did not have diabetes, berberine did not reduce visceral belly fat or liver fat more than a placebo after six months. Some ...

The largest share of the projected harm came from greenhouse gas emissions linked to plastic production, because ...

Evidence suggests that consistent, circadian-aligned morning habits can support alertness, mood stability and day-to-day cognitive performance. The strongest effects tend to come from a handful of ...

Cutting salt usually sounds like a personal willpower project, but the biggest gains may come from changes people barely notice. Two modelling studies suggested that modest reductions in salt added to ...

Carbohydrates do more than fuel the body, they shape blood sugar patterns that may matter for how the brain ages. A large long-term study found that diets high in fast-acting carbohydrates linked to ...

The most defensible conclusion is not that wild blueberries are a cure or a supplement replacement, but that they are a nutrient-dense food with plausible, evidence-supported benefits for vascular ...

Chronic indecision is not just “overthinking”. It may reflect a measurable bias in how information is integrated, where new ...

Against this backdrop, the W8Buddy study, a major real-world evaluation of a digitally delivered specialist weight management pathway, has officially opened its first site for patient recruitment and ...

Pancreatic cancer is lethal not only because it grows, but because it spreads early and aggressively. New research suggests the tumour can reprogramme surrounding tissue to create physical and ...

In the obesity group, microbes appeared more active in breaking down sugars and proteins in ways that could contribute to health problems. Those metabolic shifts were also linked with higher levels of ...

Rhinovirus is the most common cause of the common cold and is also a frequent trigger for breathing problems in people with asthma and other long-term lung conditions. The study looked at what happens ...