Serotonin can reduce the severity of infections caused by the bacterium E. coli O157, a common cause of food poisoning. This raises the intriguing possibility that doctors could use drugs that boost serotonin levels, such as Prozac, to treat gut bacterial infections.Consuming food or water contaminated with the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157 can…

A new study from Yale University has found that uncertainty and unpredictability can trigger paranoia.To be paranoid is to believe that other people are operating with malicious intentions. The old joke goes: “Just because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get me.” In some cases, these concerns may be valid, but when they…

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler on Monday evening said he’s preparing to subpoena Attorney General William P. Barr to compel him to testify about the recent firing of former U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman. “We have begun the process to issue that subpoena,” Mr. Nadler said on MSNBC. “We are doing that.” Mr. Nadler…

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is pictured testifying in March on Capitol Hill. He and others leading the federal coronavirus response will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Anthony Fauci,…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention campus in Atlanta. | David Goldman/AP Photo White House officials are putting a target on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, positioning the agency as a coronavirus scapegoat as cases surge in many states and the U.S. falls behind other nations that are taming the pandemic. Trump…