Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) causes heartburn and discomfort. Learn its symptoms, triggers, treatments, and how to manage it with changes in diet and lifestyle.

A new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers has revealed that linoleic acid—an omega-6 fatty acid common in Western ...

A nucleic acid is a long molecule made up of smaller molecules called nucleotides. Nucleic acids were discovered in 1868, when twenty-four-year-old Swiss physician Friedrich Miescher isolated a ...

In a mouse model of triple-negative breast cancer, a diet high in linoleic acid enhanced tumor growth. This discovery helps clarify the relationship between dietary fats and cancer, and sheds light on ...