Creatine may cause weight gain from water retention and muscle growth. Skipping a loading dose of creatine can slow down the muscle-building process but may reduce water weight gain. Drinking more ...

12 years is a long wait to play the sequel to one of your favourite games of all time. During that decade-plus stretch, I’ve re-played the original Alien: Isolation multiple times, analysed its ...

Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a co-op shooter where you ...

Megan Markoff, director of nutrition at coaching company Pallas, was scrolling Instagram when she saw a controversial post claiming “running made me fat.” She grabbed her phone and recorded a response ...

When Neil deGrasse Tyson was 9 years old, he visited the Hayden Planetarium for the first time. Growing up gazing into light pollution in the Bronx, he had no idea there were that many stars. “I was ...

Weight gain in women after 50 is common. Hormonal changes, slower metabolism, and loss of muscle mass all make it easier to gain weight. Changes in activity levels, diet, sleep, stress, and certain ...

In a new study, mice strongly preferred foods like bread, rice, and wheat, abandoning their regular diet and gaining body fat even without eating more calories. Researchers found the weight gain ...

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Bread and other carbohydrate staples may be doing more than just filling plates—they could be quietly reshaping metabolism. In a surprising twist, researchers found that mice strongly preferred carbs ...

Tyrese Haliburton says it’s shingles, not Pringles, causing his recent weight gain. The Pacers star went viral over the weekend after he looked noticeably thicker in a photo his team posted on social ...

Putting on weight earlier in life may be more dangerous than previously thought. Researchers found that early adulthood obesity significantly raises the risk of premature death, especially from major ...