A trial of obese, pre-diabetic people who ate the same amount of daily calories with one group following a fasting schedule and the other eating freely found no difference in weight loss or other health indicators.
Children who are obese may be at higher risk of being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in early adulthood, a new study suggests. The risk of being diagnosed with MS appears to be twice as high among children with obesity compared to those without, according to the Swedish study. Academics from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm analysed data from the Swedish Childhood Obesity Treatment Register. The database, known as Boris, is one of the world’s largest registries for treatment of chi
The February 2024 publication of the largest peer-reviewed study of Covid-19 vaccine safety to date has inspired misleading social media claims that its findings show the jabs are unsafe. Study authors and independent experts say the research confirms that adverse reactions to vaccination are rare and pose far fewer risks than Covid-19 infection.
The invasive Jorō spider has baffled researchers by living near busy roads and urban places that other creatures tend to avoid. A new study might explain why.