A view of traditional buildings, a wooden bridge, and turquoise river water in Interlaken, Switzerland. Trees line the ...

Scientists discovered that high-fat junk food disrupts memory circuits in the brain almost immediately. Within just four days, neurons in the hippocampus became overactive, impairing memory. Restoring ...

Your brain might not love junk food as much as your taste buds do. Just four days of eating junk food can disrupt memory. A high-fat, ultraprocessed diet overstimulates certain brain cells and affects ...

UNICEF says 1 in 5 kids worldwide is overweight; U.S. and Illinois hit 32% as experts cite diet, sleep and screens — and urge ...

Indulging in cheeseburgers, fries and other junk foods may do more than add inches to the waistline—they could also quickly impair memory. This is the warning of a new study by researchers from the ...

Scientists from the UNC School of Medicine recently discovered that junk food disrupts memory circuits in the brain almost instantaneously. Within just four days, neurons in the hippocampus became ...

One recurring (and vexing) problem with nutrition research is how inaccurately many studies are communicated. This is most likely to happen on social media and dubious online “media outlets,” but it ...

People born between 1960 and 1975 and living in high-income countries are increasingly likely to show signs of being hooked on highly processed food that they were the first generation to be exposed ...

Missouri has become the latest state to request a waiver that would ban junk food items from being purchased using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Republican Governor Mike ...

The blob is a large-scale marine heat wave in the northern Pacific Ocean. It was first detected in 2013 and was caused by a ...

“Fancy a McMuffin in the morning? McNuggets for lunch? Or a big night in with a Big Mac? Get them delivered right here.” Ads like this, served on social media just when you are getting hungry, have ...

From peanuts to pecans to pistachios, every nut variety has nutritious benefits. Not only are they rich with minerals and ...