In a study published Monday, UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers found when — not what — mice ate in a lab reduced the risk of breast cancer and improved insulin levels. Restricting eating to ...

Eliminating certain gut bacteria causes mice to binge-eat foods high in sugar. The corresponding study was published in Current Biology. “The gut microbiome has been shown to influence many behaviors ...

Researchers studied brainstem activity of mice while the animals were awake and eating. Susanne Ludwig / 500px via Getty Images As animals eat, brain activity tells them when to stop. In a recent ...

Making decisions is hard. Even when we know what we want, our choice often leaves something else on the table. For a hungry mouse, every morsel counts. But what if the decision is more consequential ...

When you think of mice, you might picture them nibbling on pieces of cheese — not chowing down on monarch butterflies. But that’s exactly what’s happening in the Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly ...