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It's common advice to drink more water for energy, appetite control and clearer skin - but researchers have now demonstrated that hydration plays an even deeper role in health. It influences how our bodies react, hormonally, to stress, keeping ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have mapped the most detailed genetic blueprint yet of frailty - the age-related decline in resilience that affects around 40% of people aged 65 and above, dramatically increasing the risk of hospitalization, ...

Across cultures and continents, most people prefer to tackle life's toughest choices alone, trusting their own gut or inner voice over the counsel of friends or the wisdom of the crowd, according to a new study.

A new study has produced strong evidence that red meat consumption is a trigger for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), demonstrating how it alters gut bacteria and immune activity in ways that worsen inflammation. It furthers scientific knowledge of . ...

Some things we eat or drink raise our risk of deadly diseases like heart disease or cancer. But, strangely, a recent paper argues that, once we have those diseases, some of the same factors can show the opposite association with survival in ...

Over the past several years, we've all become pretty familiar with alcohol-based hand-sanitizing gels. A new type of gel is said to kill just as many microbes, but it does so for much longer and it doesn't dry out your skin.