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CHICAGO -- Being obese or having a higher body mass index (BMI) while carrying a BRCA (BReast CAncer gene) mutation...

CHICAGO--Using e-cigarettes may lead to an accumulation of fat in the liver, a study of mice exposed to the devices...

CHICAGO--The heart-healthy Mediterranean diet also appears to be good for an older woman's bones and muscles, a new study of...

CHICAGO--Consumption of low-calorie sweeteners could promote metabolic syndrome and predispose people to prediabetes and diabetes, particularly in individuals with obesity,...

CHICAGO--A compound that mimics a naturally occurring hormone that regulates appetite may help people who have obesity but not diabetes...

CHICAGO--Studies have found an association between insufficient sleep and the development of insulin resistance, one of the factors that cause...

CHICAGO--Mothers who overeat during the period when they are breastfeeding may have children who are at increased risk of becoming...

CHICAGO--Breastfeeding may protect high-birthweight infants from having overweight or obesity as children, new research from South Korea suggests. The results...

CHICAGO--Race and pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) both affect leptin and adiponectin levels, and leptin levels in mid-pregnancy may be...

Credit: CRCHUM It took eight long years of research, but now an international team led by neuroscientists at Université de...

Barcelona, Spain - 18 March 2018: Patients with atrial fibrillation could reduce the risk of dementia by taking stroke prevention...

(European Society for Medical Oncology) The decline in cancer of the intestines -- colorectal cancer -- is one of the...

Barcelona, Spain - 18 March 2018: The more alcohol you drink, the higher your heart rate gets, according to research...

MANHASSET, NY -- Feinstein Institute for Medical Research scientists announced an experimental, rapid and non-invasive way to diagnose endometriosis, which...

CHICAGO--A new birth control pill for men appears to be safe when used daily for a month, with hormone responses...

Credit: Anita Burgos/Grueber Lab/Columbia's Zuckerman Institute Columbia University researchers have identified the nerve cells that initiate a fly's escape response:...

CHICAGO -- A man's semen count is a marker of his general health, according to the largest study to date...

CHICAGO--Young women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) may be able to use their own bone marrow stem cells to rejuvenate...

Chicago, IL--New scientific evidence has strengthened the case for reserving testosterone therapy for well-documented cases of hypogonadism, a condition where...

CHICAGO--French physician and researcher André Ulmann, M.D., Ph.D., won the Endocrine Society's first-ever John D. Baxter Prize for Entrepreneurship for...