Food cravings tend to orbit more than simple wanting something delicious; in most instances, food cravings act as signals alerting your body about the actual thing it wants. This is usually very ...

NEW YORK -- The holiday season is here, and that means food and temptation everywhere. But there's emerging science that examines how your brain responds to food and flavor. Dr. Nidhi Kumar is On Call ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - We've all experienced the irresistible urge to indulge in dessert, even after a hearty meal. Now, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research have uncovered the ...

Communication between regions of the brain is constantly in flux, but the neuroimaging technologies used to analyze these interactions typically provide only a snapshot representing several minutes’ ...

When Dr. Rachel Martinez noticed her patient Lisa Thompson’s sudden intense cravings for fried chicken and chocolate in early 2024, she recognized a pattern she’d seen before. “These weren’t just ...

Much the same way it’s difficult to quantify pain on a scale of 1 to 10, subjective measures of cravings can be imprecise. This can make it difficult for clinicians trying to help a patient who is ...

A study from the University of Oxford examined semaglutide, a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, better known under the brand names Ozempic or Wegovy. The researchers wanted to find ...