A wave of research shows how a pregnancy can be put at risk by drinking, diet and exposures to toxins—on the part of the male.
Autoimmune diseases are on the rise. The hunt is on to find their causes—including bacteria that may trigger the body to pick a fight with itself.
Can microbial communities help treat depression?
Religious fasts offer opportunities for reflection, penitence and good data about human dietary needs.
Physician-chef Rani Polak explains why clinicians should learn cooking skills—and teach them to patients.
It seems as if salt should lead to weight loss, not weight gain. But a more complex metabolic picture is coming into focus.
A high-fat, high-sugar diet can cause harm to the hippocampus—and that may lead, perversely, to even worse impulses around unhealthy food.
Automated systems could soon take the guesswork out of managing diabetes. But will patients trust them with their lives?
Poor diet makes some health conditions much worse. For Rita Nguyen, that’s an invitation for hospitals to step into the kitchen.