In the obesity group, microbes appeared more active in breaking down sugars and proteins in ways that could contribute to health problems. Those metabolic shifts were also linked with higher levels of ...

Rhinovirus is the most common cause of the common cold and is also a frequent trigger for breathing problems in people with asthma and other long-term lung conditions. The study looked at what happens ...

A large UK study suggests that screening children for type 1 diabetes using a simple finger-prick blood test could help ...

Ageing changes the immune system in ways that are not always obvious from the outside. One of the most damaging shifts is a tendency towards persistent, misdirected inflammation – the kind of ...

Rates of colorectal cancer in older adults have generally improved over recent decades, but the trend is moving in the wrong direction for younger people. Early-onset colorectal cancer – cases ...

Type 2 diabetes is closely tied to heart attacks and strokes, and the risk does not stay static – it rises year by year. A study from Karolinska Institutet adds an important detail to that picture: it ...

Even without a diagnosis of diabetes, metabolic syndrome increases the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Participants followed a calorie-reduced diet for two days ...

The research strengthens the gut brain connection but it is not evidence that probiotics can treat mental health or boost intelligence. Humans have unusually large brains for our body size and brains ...

Researchers found previously unknown compounds in roasted coffee that strongly blocked alpha glucosidase, a digestive enzyme linked to post meal blood sugar spikes. In lab tests, three compounds ...