Your Tastebuds Help Tell You When to Stop Eating, New Research Suggests
Our mouths might help keep our hunger in check. A recent study found evidence in mice that our brains rely on two separate pathways to regulate our sense of fullness…
7 ‘Unhealthy’ Foods That Are Actually Fine
Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images (Getty Images) MSG, short for monosodium glutamate, is an ingredient commonly added to processed foods, most notably Chinese takeout, and is naturally found in tomatoes and…
There May Be a Treatment for Covid Loss of Smell
A team of researchers may have found an effective treatment for one of the more common symptoms of long covid: a chronically changed sense of smell. In a small study,…
Say Goodbye to Those Absurd Side-Effects Readouts in Drug Commercials
Image: Adul10 (Shutterstock) Drug commercials in the U.S. are set to become more intelligible. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration updated its regulations regarding prescription drug ads that air…
Dogs in Several States Are Coming Down With a Mysterious Illness
Veterinarians are working to figure out the cause behind a cluster of respiratory illnesses in dogs across the U.S. Over 200 suspected cases have been documented since late summer, mostly…
Insecticides Help Drive Down Men’s Sperm Counts, New Review Suggests
New research this week suggests that humanity’s war against insectkind has had some unintended consequences: declining sperm counts. The study, a review of the existing data, found a clear association…
Cholesterol-Lowering Gene Therapy Shows Early Promise in First Human Trial
New research seems to show the potential of a CRISPR-based gene therapy meant to neuter certain forms of cardiovascular disease. In the world’s first human trial of the therapy, people…
More Parents Are Finding Excuses to Not Vaccinate Their Kids, CDC Data Shows
Parents are increasingly finding ways to keep their children unvaccinated as they enter kindergarten, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. The percentage of parents claiming…
World’s First Whole-Eye Transplant Is a Success
Doctors made medical history by successfully transplanting a whole eye. The donated eye has reportedly survived inside the patient for six months with no major issues so far and shows signs…
Lots of People May Carry Life-Shortening Genetic Variants
Many people are carrying potentially harmful genes, research out this week has found. Scientists analyzed the genes of people living in Iceland and found that one in 25 people appear…