Butter is a key ingredient in many baked goods, but for those who are lactose intolerant, finding a good alternative can be a ...

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Rutgers researchers found that increased brown fat improves longevity and exercise capacity in mice. They aim to develop a ...

Critics are once again questioning the efficacy of BMI as a tool for diagnosing obesity, suggesting that a more holistic ...

Researchers investigating the role of the protein CD44 in obesity and metabolic health found that CD44-deficient mice stayed lean even on a high-fat diet, while the control mice developed obesity.

The popularity of “fat-free” dressings is waning, since it was based on outdated science. Full-fat salad dressing not only makes salad taste better, but the fat is essential for helping you ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

If you accidentally send money to the wrong pay bill or till number, you can request a reversal through Safaricom customer care. The rush by businesses in taking up the service has been to meet ...

"Finding these [fat] subtypes is something very surprising," study co-author Esti Yeger-Lotem,a professor of computational ...

Whatever your reason, if you’re wondering how to lose face fat, there’s both good news and bad news. The good news is that when you begin to lose weight, it should become noticeable in your ...

March 24, 2025 • Early in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists predicted the SARS-CoV-2 virus would mutate slowly. They were wrong. Hundreds of thousands of viral mutations and ...

For almost a century, Science News journalists have covered advances in science, medicine and technology for the general public, including the 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial, the advent of the ...