Health + Behavior

Compared to kids who are not overweight, obese children are at nearly twice the risk of having a slew of medical, mental and developmental difficulties, UCLA researchers found.

UCLA researchers studying mice found that the overall amount of high-fat, high-sugar food one consumes has surprisingly little to do with how obese one becomes.

Neurologists add benomyl to a growing list of chemicals tied to the disease and propose a wholly new target for future Parkinson's therapies.