Some of the healthiest foods may quietly fuel gut inflammation in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The compound, called oxalate, is abundant in foods such as spinach, almonds, and sweet potatoes. It is best known for contributing to certain kidney stones, but new research suggests that oxalate left inside the digestive tract may also [...]

A familiar diabetes pill could hold the power to slow the biological forces that leave the body increasingly vulnerable to disease as it ages. What if a drug already prescribed to millions of people could do more than control blood sugar? For years, researchers have wondered whether metformin, one of the world’s most widely used [...]