From drinking water after salty meals to eating fruit to offset sugar binges, many of us try to “fix” our indulgences. But do ...

For decades, we’ve fought cancer with the “Big Three”: surgery, chemo, and radiation. It’s often been a brutal trade-off — to ...

Marked interindividual variability in organ size at comparable BMI supports organ dimensions as a potentially superior predictor of kidney, liver, and pancreatic cancer risk than BMI alone. Ongoing ...

Researchers have identified microRNA-93 as a key genetic driver of fatty liver disease and discovered that vitamin B3 can effectively shut it down. This finding suggests a safe, widely available ...

The term “bronze diabetes” might sound like it belongs in a history book, but it is actually a very descriptive term for a condition doctors call hemochromatosis.

Philip 'Pip' Harding was sitting down to supper with his wife Claire one evening just over two years ago when, out of the ...

The name might sound like a Nordic god, but it is actually the molecular machinery that allows many different species to eat and grow: fungi, plants, whales, humans, flies. It is the mighty TOR ...

Metabolism is more than burning calories. UAB experts explain how metabolism develops from before birth through older adulthood, how hormones, nutrition and lifestyle affect metabolic health, and ...

A new 2026 study reveals how chronic stress depletes NAD⁺, impairing immunity and accelerating liver cancer—while linking the same pathway to Alzheimer’s. Here’s what it means for your health.

From brain power to muscle strength, there’s a lot of hype about creatine – so what’s really going on with this potent ...

UT Southwestern discovery could lead to a novel approach for treating heart disease and fatty liver disease. Two researchers ...

Ozempic and other GLP-1 weight-loss medications are being heralded as a miracle drug — and they likely are for people with ...