A new study in The Journal of Immunology reveals how a high-fat diet may impair the immune system's ability to respond to infection by impacting the function of neutrophils, one of the first immune ...

Doctors and nurses say patient care could be compromised if the SA government pushes ahead with plans to shift the infectious ...

Recently, seed oils have become a focal point in public discourse. Christopher Gardner, the director of nutrition studies at ...

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By 2050, over half of the adults and one third of the youth may be obese. Experts have called for urgent action to prevent ...

Risk factors are things that change our likelihood of developing a disease. Factors that may increase our risk of developing vascular dementia include age, genetics, lifestyle, and other health ...

Pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest types of the disease, has been linked to obesity and higher stress levels, a new UCLA ...

UD researchers discover that differences in gene expression in fat could be the key to targeted obesity treatment. According ...

While there is no sure-fire way to prevent mild cognitive impairment, there are steps we can take to look after our brain health that may also help to reduce our risk. While there is no sure-fire way ...

The prevalence of obesity and diabetes has grown worldwide, presenting notable challenges to public health and health care ...

A group of manufactured chemicals called hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls, or OH-PCBs, which persist in the environment despite a ban on production, are associated with an increased risk of ...

A Polish health survey found that being married increased risk of overweight in women and men, with the latter group also ...