One study showed that drinking blood orange juice for a month increased the number of gut bacteria that produce short-chain ...

A discovery by researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine in the US could lead to treatments that clear the troublesome ...

"How often do you poop?" might sound like a very personal question, but your answer could reveal quite a lot about your ...

The waste left over from spent fossil fuel may contain a treasure trove of rare-earth elements worth billions of dollars.

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As the years pass, it can become harder to get a good night's rest. The most common sleep disorder in middle-aged and older ...

A single, half-hour session of moderate exercise is enough to confer an immediate mood-boosting effect, and now scientists ...

Millions of people around the world live with wounds that simply won't heal. These long-lasting wounds, often caused by ...

As we get older, our brains start to change in ways that make them increasingly vulnerable to disease – and a detailed new ...

A fifteen-year-old dubbed "Belgium's little Einstein" has completed his PhD in quantum physics in what could be record time.

A new study has found that people are more likely to act kind towards others when Batman is present – and not for the reasons ...