In 2017, the landmark Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT) revealed that type 2 diabetes can be reversed in some adults by following an intensive weight management programme, but no-one knew why.

The consumption of foods with higher scores on the British Food Standards Agency nutrient profiling system (FSAm-NPS), reflecting a lower nutritional quality, is associated with an increased risk of developing cancer, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine.

People suffering from chronic pain may be at increased risk for suicide, according to a retrospective study in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

New data published in The Lancet Global Health show that more than one in four adults globally (28% or 1.4 billion people) are physically inactive. However, this can be as high as one in three adults inactive in some counties.

Many experts wonder if apathy is a prodrome of dementia. Apparently yes, according to a meta-analysis, and addressing apathy in patients with early signs of dementia might be helpful.

Eating carbohydrates in moderation seems to be optimal for health and longevity, suggests new research published in The Lancet Public Health journal.

Children born before the U.S.-mandated folic acid fortification of foods had atypical cortical maturation and greater psychosis risk compared with children born afterwards.

Infants whose mothers drank alcohol while breast-feeding had lower cognition scores by age 6, according to an observational study.

Low-dose aspirin may not be effective in preventing cardiovascular events in people weighing 70 Kg (154 pounds) or more, a Lancet study suggests.

Antidepressants are associated with weight gain in the short term, but little is known about their long-term effects.

Measuring glycated hemoglobin and fasting glucose from the same blood sample can confirm diabetes, a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests.

Having a demanding job and little control over it is associated with an increased risk of premature death in men with coronary heart disease, stroke, or diabetes,

Artificial pancreas treatment consists of an insulin pump, continuous glucose monitoring, and an algorithm to deliver insulin (and glucagon in dual-hormone systems) in response to glucose levels.

Spanish researchers have developed a new food-based score that is strongly associated with long-term risk of overweight or obesity across adulthood, according to new research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Vienna, Austria.

A very low-carbohydrate diet might be effective in managing type 1 diabetes, suggests a small ‘Pediatrics’ study, but the findings are too preliminary to recommend a change in diabetes care.

Women who consume higher amounts of oily fish and fresh legumes reach menopause at a later age, according to a study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infect nearly 1.5 billion people around the world and can contribute to stunted growth and development in children.

Bed nets coated with a long-lasting chemical called piperonyl butoxide (PBO) combined with pyrethroid insecticide reduced the

Three-quarters of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cases have their origins in poor lung function pathways beginning in

Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting an estimated 540 million people at any one time. Yet, a new Series of papers in The Lancet highlights the extent to which the condition is mistreated, often against best practice treatment guidelines.