New gut-brain circuits found for sugar and fat cravings
Understanding why we overeat unhealthy foods has been a long-standing mystery. While we know food’s strong power influences our choices, the precise circuitry in our brains behind this is unclear. The vagus nerve sends internal sensory information from the gut to the brain about the nutritional value of food. But, the molecular basis of the […]
CIA Doc Sent to Investigate Illness Developed Havana Syndrome
A CIA physician who traveled to Cuba to get to the bottom of the mystery illness known as “Havana Syndrome” wound up experiencing some of the same debilitating symptoms, he told CNN. During the network’s weekend special report “Immaculate Concussion: The Truth About Havana Syndrome,” Dr. Paul Andrews (a pseudonym) told CNN medical correspondent Sanjay […]
Origins of the Black Death Pinpointed By Scientists – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 A centuries-old mystery as to the origins of the Black Death has been solved, according to an international team of scientists. They said the plague pandemic that killed up to 60% of people in Europe, the Middle East and northern Africa in the mid-1300s originated in central […]
Scientists solve 40-year mystery over Jupiter’s X-ray aurora
A research team co-led by UCL (University College London) has solved a decades-old mystery as to how Jupiter produces a spectacular burst of X-rays every few minutes. The X-rays are part of Jupiter’s aurora — bursts of visible and invisible light that occur when charged particles interact with the planet’s atmosphere. A similar phenomenon occurs […]