Genetic study in Indian children reveals socioeconomic status significantly influences genetic susceptibility to childhood ...

Versant Ventures continues to invest in the increasingly competitive obesity space, this time launching Helicore with $65 ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, made a number of disputed claims.

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about half of U.S. adults believe it is a good thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and ...

There’s no “perfect” or “better” body shape, experts agree — yet you still might find yourself wondering what your body shape ...

An analysis of the gut microbiome in women from four African countries provides crucial data for this under-represented ...

RFK Jr. is declaring war on chronic illness, which, if he succeeds, will not only make us healthier but will also cut down ...

The paper, titled, Expanding the human gut microbiome atlas of Africa, was published today in Nature, the world’s leading scientific journal. The gut microbiome has a significant impact on human ...

Tori Phillips said she was always "a big person" until a shock diagnosis motivated her to make dramatic changes to her life.

In his testimony this week, Kennedy claimed that infectious diseases receive far more federal funding than chronic diseases.

Hers shares information about the average weight for women in the U.S., what women believe the ideal weight is, and the ...

All things considered, it’s at least as likely to make health outcomes worse as it is to make most people healthier.