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A new way of looking at a misunderstood disease is revolutionizing treatments and transforming lives.

A new way of looking at a misunderstood disease is revolutionizing treatments and transforming lives.

In the battle against obesity, one crucial organ has been long overlooked.

The high-profile CERC program was originally launched by the Harper government in 2008 to reverse Canada’s brain drain and attract top academics from around the world

Financial Times: Question marks over safety have dogged artificial sweeteners since 1886.

Last week Teach NJ held two Moms Night Out events—one in Teaneck and one in Englewood—where over 120 women came together to enjoy a sumptuous dinner and dessert, make honey jars for Rosh Hashanah, connect with other women from their communities and, in the process, learn all about the immense impact of Teach NJ and how to get involved.

The bizarre sanitarium staple that became a spreadable obsession

Brain circuitry responsible for motivation and pleasure is activated when a person experiences pain. The findings reveal a link as to why some people may overeat when they experience chronic pain.

The food industry wants us addicted. Heres how we fight back.

Print Robert Goldstein, a hedge fund manager in New York, was getting huge cravings for sweets when he came across a tropical plant called Gymnema sylvestre that works a little like methadone for heroin addicts. Compounds extracted from the woody vine keep the brain from getting overly excited for sugar by disabling the sweet receptors on the tongue. For an hour or so, brownies and doughnuts and Oreo cookies all taste like putty, which helped Goldstein control his cravings so well that he put ...