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.

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.

A new device developed by New Zealand's University of Otago and UK researchers is set to help fight the global obesity epidemic. Participants in a Dunedin-based trial lost an average of 6.36 kg in two weeks and were motivated to continue with their weight loss journey.

A new mathematical model for the interaction of bacteria in the gut could help design new probiotics and specially tailored diets to prevent diseases. The research, from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, was recently published in the journal PNAS.

Moderate amounts of sugar are already enough to boost fat production in the liver. This is shown in a study by researchers from Switzerland. According to the study, household sugar, which is widely used, is particularly predestined to promote the development of diabetes or fatty liver.

University of Missouri researchers develop a noninvasive way for identifying the major functions of the gastrointestinal tract.