Fasting helps intestinal stem cells regenerate and heal injuries but also leads to a higher risk of cancer in mice, MIT researchers report.

Humans rely on a very narrow selection of plant and animal food products – but more diversity could boost local and regional economies.

What exactly happens in our brain when we decide between snacks and exercise has been a mystery to science. New research changes that.

Just like fires can contaminate municipal water systems by melting pipes, farms’ and ranches’ water supply systems are at risk. A first-of-its-kind study after the Maui fires explores the harms.

The FDA’s decision shines a light on some of the unique obstacles that psychedelic drugs may face on the path to approval.

"There are now hundreds, if not thousands, of substances added to our foods for which the true safety data are unknown..."

Modern rodenticides can kill rats with a single dose and readily pass up the food chain to larger carnivores. They are widely used and largely unregulated.

New center taps Institute-wide expertise to improve understanding of, and responses to, sustainability challenges.

Intensive meat production may have contributed to a large increase in animal-to-human disease outbreaks occurring in Asian countries.

A new study shows that mothers' mental health suffers when their families face food insecurity.