Married people who feel emotionally supported by their partners tend to weigh less than those in marriages lacking that connection, according to research from UCLA. The difference isn’t trivial, ...

Strong social relationships, particularly high-quality marriages, may help protect against obesity by influencing a complex communication system between the brain and gut, according to new research by ...

Across the globe, more than a billion people live with obesity. It's not just a matter of weight—it's tied to serious health risks like heart disease, diabetes, and even some cancers. Yet despite ...

Being married but feeling emotionally ignored may carry a metabolic cost. A UCLA study found that married individuals who lacked strong emotional support from their partners had BMIs roughly five ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research from Duke University highlights the role of neuropods, specialized sensory cells that act like taste buds for the gut ...

A new study has found that gaining weight as a result of poor diet is linked to impaired cognitive functioning and developing symptoms of anxiety, adding to the growing body of evidence that there's ...

For years, mental health was seen as something that started and ended in the brain. But an expanding field of research is revealing a key player in the story of our emotions: the gut. The trillions of ...

New research from Duke University highlights the role of neuropods, specialized sensory cells in the colon that act like taste buds for the gut. Neuropods “sample” nutrients like sugars and bacterial ...