A major study from Tübingen found that prediabetic individuals who normalized their blood sugar through healthy habits — even without shedding pounds — cut their risk of type 2 diabetes by 71%.

People with poor sleep have brain ages that are an average of 1 year older than their chronological age, a new study has found.

Restless nights can take a toll that goes beyond next-day tiredness. Sleep influences nearly every aspect of our health, and chronic disruptions to sleep patterns have been linked to increased risks ...

Neurons in the brain communicate with each other through synapses—connection points that allow the passage of electrical and chemical signals. In non-neuronal cells, direct cell-to-cell connections ...

Low doses in mice have can clear up proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease and restore memory. Human trials are the next step.

Obesity has been linked to diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension for a long time. Excess weight is now linked directly to Alzheimer’s in a new study — with tiny messengers going back ...

A new study by the University of California, Davis, shows how cells work together to avoid a sudden drop in blood sugar. Understanding these feedback loops could improve the lives of people with ...

In lieu of animal experiments, researchers from the University of Rochester are using state-of-the-art microchips with human tissue to better understand how the brain operates under healthy conditions ...

Type-2 diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world, characterized by high blood-sugar levels and associated with damage to blood vessels, the heart, and the nervous system.