Multiple randomized clinical trials and analyses of electronic health records (EHRs) suggest that metformin, a widely available diabetes drug, may reduce the risk of developing long COVID when taken ...

A new study published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity provides evidence that sexual minority adults may experience a distinct physiological reaction to mental health challenges compared ...

Women with higher insulin levels at age 47 are more likely to develop menopause symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats at ...

Many people try to lose weight more than once in their lives. They diet, lose weight, then slowly gain it back. This pattern ...

WHEN Mounjaro raised its prices in September last year it was game over for many slimmers in the UK. However, Somers ...

But that's what was happening as a new health station, based on the second floor of Boots in the Nottingham shopping centre, recorded my body fat percentage. It's one of a series of measurements the ...

ZEISS, known worldwide for expertise in optics and photonics, announced together with tesa, Saint-Gobain Sekurit and Hyundai Mobis the formation of a QuadAlliance, a comprehensive supply chain ...

For decades, body mass index (BMI) has been the dominant tool for defining obesity, despite longstanding concerns that it poorly reflects individual health risk. Growing evidence suggests that the ...

Waist-to-height ratio outperforms BMI in predicting heart disease risk, particularly among people who are not classified as ...

Background Early graft failure within 90 postoperative days is the leading cause of mortality after heart transplantation. Existing risk scores, based on linear regression, often struggle to capture ...

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A study conducted by researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil, warns about the impact of the so-called "yo-yo effect" on women's metabolic health. The study shows ...