Here’s something for those of youbut not me, of coursetrying to eat less in the new year: a food-free food column. It’s not surprising that our arearich with farmers, chefs and food artisansalso has ...

Eliminating certain gut bacteria causes mice to binge-eat foods high in sugar. The corresponding study was published in Current Biology. “The gut microbiome has been shown to influence many behaviors ...

Making decisions is hard. Even when we know what we want, our choice often leaves something else on the table. For a hungry mouse, every morsel counts. But what if the decision is more consequential ...