Higher intake of ultra-processed foods in the preschool years has been linked with more behavioural and emotional difficulties later in childhood. It does not prove cause and effect, but it adds to ...

Most childhood obesity programmes focus on food and physical activity. A new study suggests that parent stress should also be part of the picture. Researchers at Yale tested whether helping parents ...

Researchers analysed data from studies looking at what happened after people came off GLP-1 treatment. They found a clear pattern of weight regain after treatment ended. The model suggested that ...

Using a smartphone on the toilet has been linked with a higher risk of haemorrhoids in a small study. Researchers found that people who used their phones during bathroom visits were more likely to ...

A new conceptual analysis argues that many ultra processed foods are designed to drive repeated consumption using strategies similar to those used by the tobacco industry. The authors describe how ...

Research from University College Cork found that a high fat, high sugar diet early in life caused lasting changes in feeding behaviour and brain pathways in a mouse model, even after the diet stopped ...

Researchers in Brazil used native bee honey and ultrasound to extract beneficial compounds from cocoa bean shells, a waste product of chocolate making, creating a chocolate flavoured honey. The ...

A tiny wireless implant placed under the retina helped many people with advanced age related macular degeneration regain useful central vision in a clinical trial. After one year, most participants ...

A large UK study found that a relatively small group of surgical patients classified as high risk account for around four out of five deaths within 90 days after surgery. These patients also ...

New research suggests that masturbation is good for your health and may even help protect against diseases such as diabetes. Following on from a recent U.S. survey which revealed that the vast ...

Drinking apple cider vinegar on a regular basis could help manage type 2 diabetes, a US study has shown. The distinctive vinegar, commonly used for home cooking and homeopathic medicines, has ...

Retatrutide is an new drug that has shown promise in the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Retatrutide is a type of multi-receptor agonist that targets multiple hormonal pathways involved in ...