Many of us have had or know someone with school report cards that say, “she would do well if she tried.” Doing well with homework and exams is more than just brains. Some people just lack the motivation.

An eco-friendly material made from crab shells and trees could replace plastic food packaging, according to US researchers.

Researchers looking for a connection between foodborne viruses and psychiatric disorders instead found a surprising link between mania and cured meats such as salami and hot dogs.

A new study intensifies doubts about long-standing recommendations to avoid full-fat dairy for a healthy heart.

An experimental carbohydrate diet that restricted processed foods and most sugars has relieved symptoms in eight out of 10 children with inflammatory bowel disease

Heart disease, diabetes, asthma, cancer, arthritis, depression, Alzheimer’s: these diseases share a common culprit. Low-grade inflammation.

The funniest line I ever read in an academic paper was “America is a country of low-fat food and high-fat people,” penned by Professor Brian Wansink.

Thinking of Mediterranean food tends to conjure up images of pizza, pasta and lamb on a spit. But the traditional diet, extolled for its bountiful health benefits, is far more colourful. With roots in provincial Mediterranean villages, this “peasant food” is tasty, diverse and simple. It can also be deceptively cheap.

Several factors shape our propensity to gain excess pounds – and most are preventable. To help shine a light on this, researchers from the University of Navarra in Spain developed a dietary tool for calculating obesity risk

Few sounds are more delightful than a baby’s sweet voice. But baby tones not only enrapture us. New research suggests other babies enjoy hearing them too, even preferring them to our own high-pitched cooing.

John Strachan’s career began as a chef. Several years ago, as outer sector manager for residential centres that house people with severe mental illness in Adelaide, he saw a gaping hole in their health care team: there were no nutrition professionals.

Pediatrician Helen Rodríguez-Trías (1929-2001) beat incredible odds to become a champion for underprivileged women and children.

A friend recently messaged me saying a few of her friends “are being knocked around by Hashimoto’s,” and asked if I had some advice.

We’ve all seen images of sexy young people radiating happiness and vitality while sipping sugar-sweetened drinks with sparkly white teeth.

People don’t generally connect diet with mental health, and it’s certainly not on the radar of most health professionals when treating depression.

Anna Ciccarelli, of Adelaide, still remembers trying to get her 16-year old daughter to sleep as a baby. “Your heart breaks just listening to them cry, and you want to go in there but you’re told not to.

The garden is my husband’s refuge. When he’s not at work there are few things he enjoys more than planting seeds and nurturing them into edible beans, tomatoes, corn, spinach,

Painkillers containing the opioid codeine, like Panadeine and Nurofen Plus, are no longer available without prescription

Jessica Mayer is a 25-year-old Welsh newlywed juggling a nine-to-five job with university studies.

Natalie Parletta explores what does make us happy — it’s not a never-ending supply of chocolate.