“It is believed that environmental and life-style factors, such as diet, plays a critical role in increasing human breast cancer risk, and so we use animal models to reveal the biological mechanisms responsible for the increase in risk in women and their female progeny,” researcher says

It is time to rethink nutrition labeling

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

Mouse studies find increased airway resistance and inflammation even after weaning

Study may have implications for several diseases, including diabetes, cancer, and neurological disorders

Researchers' findings in animal models could have implications for future pharmaceutical development

The research looked at 12 years of data (ending in 2012) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Researchers found no meaningful improvements in the amount of calories, saturated fat, or sodium in kids’ menu offerings during the first three years following the launch of the Kids LiveWell initiative in 2011

Penn findings in animal study pave way to develop new drugs for obesity-related liver disease