Certain spices may lower inflammation in the body. Anti-inflammatory spices include ginger, garlic, cardamom, black pepper, cayenne pepper, cloves, cinnamon, and saffron.

Dr. Carrie Jose, in her latest Health and Wellness column, explains if your metabolism could be the real culprit to your ...

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Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, those with higher levels of three adipokines demonstrated an increased risk for ...

Medical weight loss might be on the verge of a further revolution. For starters, people will likely have the option of taking a new class of medications that seem to have fewer bothersome side effects ...

Beneath the surface of your gut lies a vast network of neurons—as many as in your spinal cord. New research from the ...

Researchers at Tulane University, with a team of colleagues from eight other universities, have discovered a new nerve cell ...

Scientists have uncovered how leukemia cells manage to escape one of the most commonly used treatments. Over time, these ...

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Scientists are uncovering how GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy act on brain regions that control hunger, nausea, pleasure-based eating, and thirst. These discoveries may help create treatments that ...

Scientists from Tulane University and The University of Texas at Dallas have discovered a new way that nerve cells communicate – by releasing an enzyme outside the cell that switches on pain signaling ...