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A morbidly obese monkey named Uncle Fatty is shining light on a growing problem: More and more animals in captivity and the wild are becoming obese from eating human foods.

Men and women differ in some surprising ways, right down to their genes, according to a new study that found thousands of genes expressed differently in the two sexes.

A new study finds that long periods of physiological stress can change the composition of microorganisms residing in the intestines (intestinal microbiota), which could increase health risks in endurance athletes and mil...

The bill now needs to be debated in the Senate, but could cost millions of people their health insurance if it passes

New video puts those stunning first images from the Cassini spacecraft's Grand Finale into context in Saturn's cloud tops

Almost half of baby rice food products contain illegal levels of inorganic arsenic despite new regulations set by the EU, new research concludes.

Getting a shot at your doctor's office can be a stressful experience. But what if you knew your doctor was from your hometown, liked the same food as you, or shared your religious beliefs? Now that you feel more cultural...

Adolescents who were physically abused or sexually abused were more likely to engage in non-suicidal self-injury than their non-abused counterparts, according to a new study.

Researchers have challenged traditional teaching and learning concepts employed in medical training. A comparison with conventional learning methods led them to conclude that tablet-based, multimedia-enhanced training im...

A new connection between two regions of the brain has been discovered that may help explain how motor skills develop. Working with infant rats, the scientists found that the hippocampus and the red nucleus, part of the b...

New technology adds methyl groups at specific positions on DNA, allowing targeted gene correction of aberrant epigenetic disorders.

A new study concludes that sugar-sweetened beverages have become more affordable around the globe, and are likely to become even more affordable and more widely consumed.

A commitment to reducing global emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) such as methane and black carbon could slow global warming while boosting public health and agricultural yields, aligning the Paris Clim...

It's obvious that the taste buds on the tongue can detect sugar. And after a meal, beta cells in the pancreas sense rising blood glucose and release the hormone insulin--which helps the sugar enter cells, where it can be...

Neuroscientists have discovered a new signaling pathway that directly connects the brain's NMDA and a7nACh receptors - both associated with learning and memory -- which has significance for development of drugs to treat ...

Fattened up on bites of potatoes, yucca and chicken starting at 4 months, some of the babies wearing sporty clothes and frilly dresses are rolly-polly chubby. As striking as their sizable girth are their heads, beautiful...

Exosomes isolated from very obese patients behave very differently than those derived from lean patients and may be key players in heightening youths' likelihood of developing atherosclerosis -- which, in turn, places th...

In a novel study, researchers looked at symptoms of depression reported by people who had been given ketamine as a treatment for chronic pain.

Researchers have rebuilt the gene coding for an ancient form of the photosynthesis enzyme rubisco, which should tell us how life coped with oxygen-poor air

The number of marijuana-related ER visits made by teens and young adults more than quadrupled at one Colorado hospital after the state legalized the drug.

Young parasites make their fish hosts extra careful - but once they mature they do all they can to ensure the fish are eaten by a bird to complete their life cycle

Despite intense research, there's been much confusion regarding the exact role of a protein in a critical cancer-linked pathway. On one hand, the protein is described as a cell proliferation inhibitor, on the other, a ce...