Hannah Flynn

A new study shows that stress can affect colorectal cancer progression by altering gut balance. It comes in the wake of research highlighting the importance of sleep to gut health and tumor progression.

A groundbreaking case study from China has shown that stem cell therapy could successfully treat type 1 diabetes, helping the body produce its own insulin.

Having a late chronotype — or a tendency to go to sleep later — may be associated with a higher type 2 diabetes risk, independent of lifestyle factors, a new study suggests.

Researchers identified an enzyme that regulates glucose metabolism in the brain and discovered that a cancer drug may help treat early-stage Alzheimer's disease.

Researchers have found that type 2 diabetes reduces physical function in older women, which could explain why this group has a higher rate of bone fractures.

A new study found that the risk of developing type 2 diabetes may increase as much as 59% as sleep becomes more inconsistent,

The most detailed study to date conducted in aging male mice reveals some of the mechanisms through which a ketogenic diet may help protect the aging brain.

Researchers in China have shown that metabolic health is linked to the presence and abundance of certain microbes in the gut microbiome, suggesting that the latter could be a promising target for therapies against cardiovascular disease and aging processes.

A recent study in mice suggests that bone marrow transplants from younger individuals may help fight Alzheimer’s disease. The research has raised many questions.

Researchers found that rats given synthetic estrogen exhibited more behaviors associated with anxiety, compared to a more natural estrogen used in a more modern form of the contraceptive pill.