A large study of dietary patterns and healthy ageing found that people who did better tended to eat more fruit, vegetables, ...

People were classed as high risk if they scored 2 or more based on factors such as snoring, daytime sleepiness, someone witnessing pauses in breathing during sleep, or having high blood pressure.

A major review of international research suggests vegetarian and vegan diets can be suitable for children and teenagers, and ...

Randomised trial data show GLP 1 receptor agonists are associated with increased risk of gallbladder and biliary disease, ...

US regulators have approved an oral version of Wegovy for chronic weight management, giving Novo Nordisk the first daily pill ...

Prediabetes remission was linked with a 58% lower risk of cardiovascular death or hospital admission for heart failure. It ...

TikTok has removed a set of adverts promoting prescription only weight loss drugs that were posted by an account pretending ...

A Virginia Tech study suggests late adolescence may be a particularly sensitive period when it comes to ultra processed foods ...

A research collaboration between MIT and Stanford has developed a new approach intended to help the immune system recognise and attack tumours more effectively. Instead of focusing only on protein ...

Chris Rea, the British singer songwriter best known for the festive staple Driving Home for Christmas, has died aged 74, his family has said. A statement issued on behalf of his wife and two children ...

The work drew on 12 years of follow up for 5,440 participants aged 50 and over. The researchers focused on a dangerous combination often referred to as sarcopenic obesity, where muscle is lost while ...

By comparing blood from the portal vein with blood from the general circulation, the researchers aimed to pinpoint which gut derived metabolites are most likely to affect liver metabolism and insulin ...