Body & Mind

Diagnosing celiac disease often means exposure to the thing that makes you sick, which can be debilitating. It may soon be simpler and pain-free, with a first-of-a-kind test that can detect and gauge the severity of the disease in a test tube instead.

Researchers have found a genetic link between the nighttime production of the sleep hormone melatonin and ADHD severity in children. The study enhances our understanding of the complexities associated with this prevalent neurodevelopmental condition.

Consuming too much of the dominant fatty acid in olive oil may drive the production of fat cells, creating conditions that could lead to storing more fat long-term. Until now, weight gain has been largely attributed to the calorie content of such fats.

Switching from a diet including meat to a low-fat vegan diet reduced severe hot flashes in menopausal women by a staggering 92%, according to a new study. Interestingly, the benefit was seen even if the women ate highly processed plant-based foods.

When trying to remove life-threatening clots from blood vessels, current technologies are successful on only about half of the first attempts – if at all. A new surgical tool, however, is claimed to boost that figure to an astounding 90%.

Babies and small children are prone to middle ear infections, which typically have to be treated with orally administered antibiotics. A new fast-acting topical gel could soon replace such drugs, however, potentially reducing unpleasant side effects.

We've heard about campers, kitchens and even tiny homes that fit in pickup truck beds, but the PreCare system is decidedly more altruistic. It's a truck-bed-based popup healthcare center, designed to serve remote and impoverished communities.

Researchers have identified a previously unknown biological process that causes tissue damage in conditions where oxygen is low, such as heart attacks and strokes. The study suggests that bursting red blood cells, not blood clots, are the culprits.

In the ongoing search to find an intervention that does away with opioids, a new game-based system has shown huge promise in tackling chronic neuropathic pain. Using a game and a headset, it "trains" patients to rewire brain signals to relieve pain.

New research has identified the mechanism by which air pollution damages the lungs’ self-cleaning system, leaving us vulnerable to infection. In doing so, it has also identified a way to reverse that damage and restore lung function.

A new study has found that diet-driven weight gain triggers impaired cognitive functioning an symptoms of anxiety, adding to the growing body of evidence that there's an intrinsic biological link between our gut health and our mental health.

Animals that produce their own light source, through an internal chemical reaction, are a true wonder of nature – and something biotechnology scientists have been working hard to replicate and adapt for human use. They've now made a huge breakthrough.

Researchers have developed a new method for preventing bacteria from adhering to surfaces, such as medical devices. It relies on the unique properties of resilin, a natural insect protein that enables fleas to jump hundreds of times their body length.

A landmark study has found that a workable exercise plan significantly improves survival and health of people who have survived colorectal cancer. So much so that, as one researcher notes, "Our findings will change the way we treat colon cancer."

Diabetic foot ulcers are prone to recurring, even when they look healed. A new study used an existing method to assess the degree of water loss from the skin and found that it was a good diagnostic tool for predicting a foot ulcer’s comeback.