According to the Department of Health and Human Services and the CDC, 42.4% of U.S. adults are currently obese. That's up substantially from the 30.5% measured in 2000.

The BYU Research Development Office presented the third annual Grants, Research and Sponsored Projects, or GRASP, Conference in the BYU Engineering Building on May 22.

A team of BYU researchers found new insight into how metabolism impacts the likelihood of getting Alzheimer's. According to theAlzheimer's Association, more than 6 million Americans are living ...

Research confirms that social isolation and loneliness significantly impact health and mortality, even if not listed on death certificates. BYU psychology and neuroscience professor, Julianne ...

The BYU team advocates weaving cultural attitudes toward body image and food into American health policy. In a new study appearing in the June issue of the journal "Health Promotion International," ...

New research from BYU provides greater insight into the ways that fireworks impact air quality along the Wasatch Front in July. ... older adults or people with preexisting health conditions. ...

PROVO — A new study from a BYU professor is giving insights into the quality of popularly consumed carbohydrates in the U.S. with a new glycemic index and database developed with the use of ...

PROVO, Utah — Brigham Young University announced it will soon create the school's first-ever medical school with an expansion of the graduate disciplines studied on the Provo campus.

@sltrib. The number of college students experiencing mental health challenges has increased nearly 50% since 2013, research shows. Makaylee Moore, a junior at BYU, says students at her school can ...

Her presentation, entitled “Surprises About Mental Health Revealed by Following 1,000 People for Decades,” summarized some of her findings from the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and ...

Voices: BYU’s new medical school could change our nation’s health system. As a doctor, here’s my advice on how to do it.

Despite mounting evidence that social connection is vital to physical health, new Brigham Young University research shows most people, including doctors, still underestimate its importance.