When food is scarce, stress hormones direct the immune system to operate in "low power" mode to preserve immune function while conserving energy, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Food insecurity has reached critical levels across multiple regions worldwide, with UN data revealing alarming trends that threaten millions of lives. 7 million from 2023. The latest Global Report on ...

US pressure pushes island nation's 11 million people to the brink as Cuba imposes emergency measures amid fuel crisis.

Parts of Africa have experienced severe droughts over the past decade, hampering the growth of maize, a staple crop across the continent. According to CNN, corn is the dominant crop in Africa, where ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The humanitarian crisis in Khartoum persists months after the army retook the capital from RSF forces [File: Giles Clarke/Avaaz ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Local food banks are bracing for empty shelves later this week as the ongoing government shutdown disrupts food assistance programs and increases demand from families in need. The ...

The Catholic Church is now stepping in to help ease any food shortages. The Archdiocese of Hartford is donating half a million dollars to food banks throughout the state. At the Archdiocese of ...

In war-scarred Gaza, residents are doing what they can to mark Ramadan as basic supplies continue to run thin on the ground.

A study from Michigan State University found that when domestic farm employment declines by 10 percent, food prices of labor-intensive crops increase by around 3 percent. Specialty crop growers with ...