Fitness

Red blood cells retain a memory of high-altitude exposure, allowing for faster acclimation next time. But that memory fades within four months. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

Properly fermented foods deliver probiotics that could help cut disease risk, said a researcher at the annual meeting of the AAAS.

In urban Asian areas myopia among teenagers is topping 90 percent—but foresight may be able to bring those numbers way down.

A host of detailed cell atlases could revolutionize understanding of cancer and other diseases

A new study shows five days of hunger a month may reduce risk factors for aging and age-related diseases

The secret to healthy weight loss may have nothing to do with how many carbs or how much fat you eat. Read on to find the surprising factor that might make all the difference

C-sections and formula feeding could be interfering with a critical biological process

This week Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen goes straight for the gut with three surprising mind-gut connections

Charles Platkin, director of the New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College, published tips on what it would take to burn off the calories we typically consume during the Super Bowl

Can adding spices to your diet charge up your metabolism and speed weight loss? Nutrition Diva has the pros and cons of a new diet fad

Doctors and patients are grappling with the unsettling finding that chronic use of popular heartburn medicines may be riskier than was thought