When you take out water weight, your brain is about 60 percent fat. This stunning statistic is a reflection of the key role that fats play in our brain’s structure, function, and subsequently its ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Food fights pitting low-carbohydrate diets ...

The concept of "good fats" and "bad fats" has influenced diet trends, public health policy, and biomedical research for decades. Now, a new study led by Thomas A. Vallim, Ph.D., a researcher and ...