Linda Carroll

The gut microbiome, which seems to be affected by our diet, plays an important role in reducing the growth of potentially harmful microbes, a study suggests.

Raw milk and meat can be contaminated with bacteria and viruses, experts say.

A new small study suggests that hot water can help muscles repair themselves and become stronger.

And increasing your daily activity up to 20 minutes can reduce the risk of heart disease by a significant amount.

Anosmia has been previously linked to a wide variety of mental and physical health challenges, ranging from dulled emotions and depression to a shortened lifespan.

Common arm positions during screening can cause a significant increase in the systolic pressure number.

“This is a common yet underappreciated public health problem,” said Brigham and Women's researcher Leo Buckley, a clinical pharmacology specialist.

Researchers from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences identified a compound that affects an area of the brain that triggers hormone production. 

These metabolic shifts may be causing significant differences in cardiovascular health and immune function.

Certain gut bacteria may increase the risk that a person will binge eat and become obese, a new study suggests. In a series of experiments, mice and humans with a propensity for binge eating had similar levels of two types of bacteria in their microbiomes — one detrimental and one beneficial — according to the report presented Thursday at a meeting of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies and published in the journal Gut. The researchers also found that if they increased the number o…