Scientists at the Dutch food research organization NIZO and the University of Twente have developed a human-relevant, ...

Rutgers scientists have uncovered a tug-of-war inside the brain between hunger and satiety, revealing two newly mapped neural circuits that battle over when to eat and when to stop. These findings ...

A trip to the grocery store is a sensory adventure, with aisles brimming with eye-catching packages designed to tempt shoppers. Each display promises a delicious and memorable food adventure. “We’ve ...

These days, we have access to a wealth of information, allowing us to learn about the food items and ingredients we put into our bodies in greater detail. For instance, have you ever given much ...

Accomplishments are generally recognized as creative if they are new, surprising, and valuable. Cooking was new because it was not performed by earlier hominids or other animals. It must have been ...

When we imagine the brain, we tend to picture one command center—such as a control hub within the human skull—managing all body functions. But nature is not always a centralised design. Indeed, ...

May 30 -- FRIDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Animals -- carnivores in particular -- that follow a social order do not necessarily develop bigger brains, say two biologists whose findings contradict ...