Spermidine—a compound found in foods like aged cheese, mushrooms, soy products, legumes, corn, and whole grains—seems to prevent (at least in animal models) liver fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma

Study suggests blocking transcription factor to treat severe lung ailments

While continued work in this area is needed to replicate and extend these exciting findings, they do suggest that what we eat as we age could be critically important to the maintenance of our brain health

This counterintuitive discovery by scientists at Vanderbilt University and in Germany has upended more than 100 years of conventional scientific wisdom

To study the impact of restricting trans fat, researchers compared outcomes for people living in New York counties with and without the restrictions

Coming later this spring, manufacturers will also be able to certify ultra-low temperature freezers

Discovery could lead to new treatments for patients after a heart attack

Goal is to lessen the reliance on antibiotics

American and European researchers publish study in Nature Medicine reporting a new, single treatment option for cystic fibrosis patients

Difficulty distinguishing novel objects is associated with family history of Alzheimer’s disease