New research finds a mechanism in type 2 diabetes that is similar to a group of transmissible neurodegenerative disorders called prion disorders.

Researchers at Okayama University describe in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the effect of clodronate on the regulation of adenosine triphosphate release and its potential as a drug...

A new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Howard Hughes Medical Institute sheds light on how a key fat-producing enzyme helps protect cells from a toxic form of fat.

A Western diet has been linked to obesity, insulin resistance, and memory impairment. A green tea compound may help to offset these effects, study finds.