There's a new diet pill out on the market that some health officials are referring to it as a kind of "imaginary meal."
A new obesity drug was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December as the fourth prescription medicine the agency has given for weight loss since 2012. Unfortunately, many predict that most health insurance companies are unlikely to give the green light for this and other weight-l...
Obese individuals can extend their lifespan with bariatric surgery, according to recent findings published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Eating whole grains could significantly reduce your risk of dying from heart disease. While whole grains are known to be healthy all around, new research links them to longer life expectancy.
Small screens including iPods, smartphones and other tablets may affect the amount of sleep your child is getting, according to recent findings published in the journal Pediatrics.
After working with temperatures as hot as the interior of the sun, researchers have managed to find out iron's role in inhibiting energy transmission from the sun to the near edge of its radiative band.
What do humans and sparrows have in common? They both make sense of sound in the same way.
How to assemble Earth: Take elements, stir, and dash with water delivered by asteroids. Scientists are taking a closer look at how Earth-like planets are made in order to continue their hunt for exoplanets that have the likeliest chance at supporting life.
NASA has assembled the largest Hubble Space Telescope image ever. The new picture reveals a sweeping bird's-eye view of a portion of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) that's the sharpest large composite image ever taken of our galactic next-door neighbor.
A team of scientists have observed and recorded the largest-ever flare in X-rays from a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
There may be a new way to tell the age of stars. As stars grow older, they slow down in terms of their spin. Now, astronomers are taking advantage of this fact to tackle stellar ages.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular new image of the iconic view of the "Pillars of Creation," giant columns of cold gas bathed in the scorching ultraviolet light of young stars.
