Health

Ease of weight loss influenced by individual biology

For the first time in a lab, researchers at the National Institutes of Health found evidence supporting the commonly held belief that people with certain physiologies lose less weight than others when limiting calories.

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Millions of Children in the Arab World are missing the basic foundations for Healthy Development

Generations of children in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will be at a permanent disadvantage according to a new World Bank report, without concerted action to improve access to key development factors during early childhood.

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Study Links Sleep Troubles to Children's Mental Health

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Study Links Celiac Disease to Nerve Damage

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GTEx Findings Reveal New Insights into how DNA Differences Influence Gene Activity, Disease Susceptibility

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project have created a new and much-anticipated data resource to help establish how differences in an individual’s genomic make-up can affect gene activity and...

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WHO moves to improve access to lifesaving medicines for hepatitis C, drug-resistant TB and cancers

WHO last Friday published the new edition of its Model List of Essential Medicines which includes ground-breaking new treatments for hepatitis C, a variety of cancers (including breast cancer and leukaemia) and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (TB),...

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Expert Tips to Detect Early Warning Signs of Stroke

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When to Ice, When to Heat

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Many Americans Under 50 Living With Cold Sore Virus

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High-Protein Diet May Be Dangerous for Those at Risk of Heart Disease

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