Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder who receive methylphenidate may be at an increased risk of having a ...

Researchers at Leipzig University and the University of Gothenburg have developed a novel approach to assessing an individual ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BMI should not be used to rule out liver transplantation, according to a speaker. However, people with obesity ...

Of U.S. adults with a BMI indicating obesity, 98.4% also had excess adiposity confirmed by other measures. Researchers suggest there may be limited utility to confirming excess adiposity in people ...

High BMI and poor physical fitness during later adolescence increase the risk of both contracting and dying from sepsis and other severe bacterial infections in adulthood, according to a study from ...

Among adults without diabetes, higher BMI is independently associated with increased potential for ulnar nerve entrapment (UNE), with both overweight and obesity being prominent risk factors. Among a ...

In a study of identical twins in Sweden, researchers found that twins who are heavier were not at increased risk of heart attack or death when compared to their corresponding twin. However, having a ...

New research reveals that teens with higher BMI are more likely to experience elevated blood pressure as adults, especially if they have a genetic predisposition—underscoring the need for early weight ...

High BMI and poor physical fitness during later adolescence increase the risk of both contracting and dying from sepsis and other severe bacterial infections in adulthood, according to a study from ...