Lilly's experimental obesity pill holds up to scrutiny in trial

Zhejiang University School of Medicine in China, along with American researchers, has found no link between late-life intake of sugar or artificially-sweetened beverages and all-cause dementia in older U.S. adults.

Motor neuron disease (MND) is a devastating condition that causes progressive muscle weakness by damaging the motor neurons, the nerve cells that connect the brain to muscles. These neurons allow us to move, breathe, eat and ultimately, stay alive.

Starting this fall, students in New York will join those in other states like California in not being able to access cellphones during the day. These bans are the culmination of years of education and activism by parents, teachers and researchers concerned about the effect of technology not only on academic performance but also on children's mental health.

"Scared to death" might not be just a saying, as far as nightmares are concerned.

Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke may increase the risk of heart failure (HF), especially in older adults, women and vulnerable populations, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) titled "Long-term Wildfire Smoke Exposure and Increased Risk of Heart Failure in Older Adults."

Want to lose weight and reverse type 2 diabetes? Trade diet soda for a tall glass of water, a new small-scale study argues.

Almost all women who chose not to have a breast reconstruction following a mastectomy say they are happy with their decision, according to new research, with advocates now calling for improvements in how post-surgical options are presented.

Institut Curie researchers have identified a sex-specific molecular pathway connecting E-cadherin loss, estrogen receptor-α (ERα), and GRPR, contributing significantly to increased melanoma metastasis in women.

Why do we crave sweet treats over healthier options? While it comes down to how our brains process taste and what we expect from the food in front of us, a new study from Florida State University shows that more brain regions are involved in the process than previously thought.

If it feels like your child's diet consists entirely of breakfast cereal, chicken nuggets and snacks that'd outlast the apocalypse, you're not alone.

This month, the number of measles cases reported in California so far in 2025 jumped above the total for all of 2024.

Alcohol and cannabis are commonly used together by young adults and rates of their co-use are increasing. Recent research has found that following any amount of alcohol use, young women experienced less craving for cannabis, whereas young men experienced more craving for cannabis following any alcohol use.

About 570 people in England and Wales are expected to die as a result of high temperatures from Thursday 19 June 2025 to Sunday 22 June 2025, a rapid study has estimated.

Medical experts are dismayed over a federal report's claim that kids are overprescribed asthma medications, saying it minimizes how many lives the drugs save.

The secrets of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are written in its very name. Idiopathic refers to a disease of unknown cause, and the condition, which turns healthy lung tissue into fibrous scar tissue, still raises many questions.

Researchers have discovered that the most aggressive melanomas, the deadliest form of skin cancer, overactivate two key processes in mitochondria, the components of cells that provide energy. Blocking these pathways with currently available drugs effectively killed melanoma cells.

Many doctors abandon a potentially life-saving medical scanning technology soon after training, because systemic barriers prevent it from becoming part of their routine practice, a study published in Advances in Health Sciences Education has found.

Giving birth to a child after 40 is becoming more and more common—but it can entail an increased risk to the child. A new study based on data from over 300,000 births in Sweden shows that children of older mothers are more often born prematurely or with complications, especially when the mother is 45 years of age or older.