
eat more, weigh less
Most popular diet plans turn on the simple idea that you’ll weigh less if you eat less. While this...

brushing staves off heart disease
English researchers have turned up a new tool for fighting heart disease: the humble toothbrush....

heartburn drugs must warn of fracture risk
In late May, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration told drug companies they’d need to put new...

vitamin B6 halves lung-cancer risk
Looking for another reason to eat your avocados and broccoli? A new study in the Journal of the...

strong muscles fight diabetes
People battling diabetes can take a cue from fighters everywhere: muscle strength helps make...

are statins’ benefits worth their risks?
The cholesterol-lowering statins drugs are among the most widely prescribed. By lowering...

sex, trust and hormones
Intimacy both requires and ideally engenders trust. And, researchers from Utrecht University in...

pesticide linked to ADHD risk
Organophosphate pesticides kill agricultural pests by poisoning their brains. New research...

cell phone/cancer link murky but present
The World Health Organization has completed a large, 10-year study to determine if cell-phone use...

olive oil helps prevent ulcerative colitis
English researchers, as part of a large study looking at the effects of diet on health, have found...

To maintain your brain, eat like a Greek
The Mediterranean diet, touted for its ability to protect the heart aid longevity, now has another...

sleep stabilizes blood sugar
Getting your nightly eight hours may be doing more for you than you think — it may help prevent...

dark chocolate protects brain from stroke effects
Sweet news from chocolate researchers: A component of dark chocolate can help protect brain cells...
weeds lover: unintentional medicine from evolution’s winners
Back in the late ’90s and early aughts, a small but information-dense ’zine circulated in the...

brown rice loves your heart
You knew that brown rice was good for you, but now there’s more research explaining why....

green and blue to beat the blues
Depression and feel like an enormous dark hole, and climbing out can seem to require impossible...

the hottest thing for weight loss
Once upon a time in science class we learned that heat is a product of energy. Think of a light...

Is soy formula as bad for babies as plastic?
With all the news lately about estrogen-mimicking chemicals found in plastics, including sippy...