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Something puzzling happens when humans lactate. Milk production requires boatloads of calcium, which the body pulls from bones. Typically, this would cause significant bone loss. Yet, somehow, most ...

Women are more than twice as likely as men to develop stress-related conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ...

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For more than a hundred years, insulin has been the key to controlling type 1 diabetes. It has saved lives by preventing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a life-threatening condition that happens when the ...

A popular sweetener, sucralose, triggers more hunger signals than sugar in the brain, especially in people with obesity.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Questions about hunger and fullness come up constantly in my clinic. Many patients try to manage appetite through willpower alone, ...