Scientist at Work Blog: Better Lives in Better Coffee

Coffee certification seems complicated, but there are potential benefits to farmers, the environment and society.

Today in Research: Health Benefits of Coffee; Is Obesity Contagious?

In a recent study, microbes in the stomachs of heftier mice traveled to thinner mice kept in the same cages, making them fat and unhealthy.

Drinking coffee offers potential health perks

A few decades ago, people sipped coffee with trepidation, as doctors cautioned against drinking too much of this “excitable” brew. But now the attitude on coffee and health has come full circle, due to research that reveals this plant-based beverage might actually have some health benefits.

The many health perks of coffee

For years, doctors worried about coffee’s stimulant effect, a seemingly bad deal for blood pressure and pulse rate. Logical, right? But the science is concluding otherwise.

Harvard Medical School Adviser: If you enjoy coffee, go ahead and drink it

In excess, coffee, and more particularly, caffeine, can cause problems for some people: Nervousness, rapid heart action, heartburn and excessive urination head the list. But study results keep coming that suggest coffee does have some health benefits.