Craving sweets, soda, or fried foods might not mean what you think. Nutrition experts explain what your body is really asking ...

Source: Photo Credit: Creative Commons CCO public domain, photo by Andres Ayrton We tend to think of craving as a psychological phenomenon triggered by habits, desires, and emotional swings, but new ...

It is time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. And I am joined by the show's two hosts, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hello. EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: Hi, Scott.

Sugar is among the most popular villains in nutritional health conversations. But depending on the content you consume, you may have heard everything from “It’s harmless in moderation” to a suggestion ...

A protective sugar coating on brain blood vessels, once thought to be insignificant, turns out to play a vital role in preventing cognitive decline. Restoring this layer reversed damage and memory ...

What if a critical piece of the puzzle of brain aging has been hiding in plain sight? While neuroscience has long focused on proteins and DNA, a team of Stanford researchers dared to shift their gaze ...

Christmas and New year revelries are around the corner. It is a season in which many persons eat and drink to stupor. I am concerned more about sugary drinks and their inescapable effects on blood ...

This week's Short Wave news roundup covers harvesting drinking water from fog, what elephant seals reveal about fish populations in the deep ocean, and why there's always room for dessert. It is time ...