For years, obesity has often been reduced to one visible measurement: body size. But research presented through the European Association for the Study of Obesity is adding detail to a more complicated…
Quitting Alcohol May Trigger Brain Changes Linked to Relapse Risk, Study Finds
Some mice stopped drinking. Then, after a period of forced abstinence, some began seeking alcohol again, even when researchers made the drink unpleasant. The difference was not only in their behavior. Scientists…
Are Artificial Food Dyes Bad for Your Health? Here’s What Research Really Shows
Something has been shifting in the colorful corners of the grocery store. The neon-blue sports drink, the cereal that turns milk pink, and the brightly colored candy that catches a child’s eye…
A Study of 400,000 Births Found a Troubling Link Between Postpartum Depression and Infant Death
A routine mental-health screening after childbirth has uncovered a troubling pattern: in a study of more than 400,000 births, infants whose mothers screened positive for depressive symptoms shortly after delivery had a…
The Age Menopause Happens May Be Linked to How the Brain Ages, a New Study Finds
For most women, menopause is understood as a chapter, a period of changing hormones, disrupted sleep, and adjustments that eventually become part of personal history. But new research suggests that when this…
People With Severe Mental Illness Are Dying More Than 10 Years Earlier. Researchers Say This Is Why
People with severe mental illness are dying more than a decade earlier than the general population, and researchers say the reason is not only what happens in the mind, but what happens…
Your doctor prescribed testosterone for menopause. So why won’t the pharmacy fill it?
Have you ever been prescribed a medication off label and been surprised to learn that the product was never actually designed for people like you? Testosterone has become one of the hottest…