Fitness

Mice that lost weight and then gained back more than they lost maintained an obesity-type microbiome that affected biochemicals involved in either burning or adding fat--suggesting interventions.

A meta-analysis found that being of low socioeconomic status was associated with almost as many years of lost life as was a sedentary lifestyle.

It remains to be seen whether the treatment, which was effective in a large clinical trial, will live up to its promise

Several studies suggest that eating prunes every day could help prevent or even reverse bone loss and osteoporosis

Exposure to specific microbes when an infant is less than a year old seems to have a protective effect against the child's eventual acquisition of asthma.

A controversial measure may be included in future healthcare reform

Apple cider vinegar does have a few things going for it but its powers have been vastly over-estimated in the popular imagination

Early work suggests nanoparticles may help rewarm cryopreserved tissue 

The social media giant will offer updated contact tools

Thanks to some evolutionary hardwiring in the brain and body, our physical and psychological temperatures are linked 

Some advanced cancers can now be successfully treated by synthetic immune cells that are more powerful and longer-lasting than any found in the body

Shortness of breath can arise from a bewildering number of conditions, complicating diagnosis and treatment