New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May), found that not getting enough good quality sleep undermines people’s attempts to keep weight off after dieting, and suggests that around two hours of vigorous physical activity per week can help maintain better sleep.

Indian scientists have identified the next-generation probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus Plantarum JBC5 from a dairy product which is expected to promote healthy aging. To make this probiotic bacterium accessible to the common man, the team has developed a yogurt which can be consumed in order to enjoy the health benefits.

Researchers have discovered a rare gene mutation to leads to improvement rather than loss of function. An increase in the transmission at the synapses improves cognitive functions — but also comes at a cost.

Scientists at the Josep Carreras Institute and CIC Biogune in Spain have revealed in their study that blood vessels regulate obesity through a molecular communication in which vessel cells instruct fat cells.

Within weeks of arriving on the world stage, Sars-Cov-2 has managed to encircle the globe, leaving illness, mortality and economic devastation in its vast wake. One of the central challenges facing health authorities and the medical community has been testing for the elusive virus on a sufficiently comprehensive scale.

A recent study revealed that short but recurrent behaviours, such as cravings during pregnancy, are enough to increase the psychological and metabolic vulnerability of the offspring.

Experts have identified for the first time exactly how exercise can lower your risk of getting bowel cancer and slow the growth of tumours. It is estimated that physical activity reduces the risk by approximately 20 percent.

Following recent clinical trial, biotech firm Enbiosis announces a breakthrough in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, which affects one in every ten people.

Governments around the world are increasingly prioritizing aquatic foods to nourish nations. Researchers call for a systematic policy approach to ensure aquatic foods help reduce malnutrition rates.

The calories that US kids consumed from ultraprocessed foods jumped from 61 % to 67 % of total caloric intake from 1999 to 2018, according to a new study. Surprisingly, there were no statistically significant differences in the overall findings by parental education and family income.