Researchers from Columbia University have identified sugar-sensing neurons in mice, which could lead to the development of new sweeteners.Share on PinterestNew findings reveal how the gut sends information about the presence of sugar to the brain.Sugar is everywhere in today’s food system and one of the most common ingredients in processed foods. It is often…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back Sunday against the suggestion that agreeing to pass more funding for the Paycheck Protection Program without funding for state and local governments is a "concession." CNN's "State of the Union" host Jake Tapper asked: "[New York Gov.] Cuomo says he would have insisted on state funding in the last…
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — China’s long-developing diplomatic drive in Africa has hit an unexpected speed bump, even as Beijing seeks to curry more favor on the continent with shipments of aid to deal with the mounting COVID-19 threat. A hard line from Beijing on debt repayments for struggling African countries and a viral video depicting…
Reopening the coronavirus epicenter of New York state is going to be tricky, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday. The needs of the downstate and dense cities are far different than the rural upstate locations. But the governor offered a rough roadmap on how he’ll navigate the issue, and said some businesses in the state…
Yet amid the biggest national crisis in generations, the one branch of government where Democrats hold power has largely sidelined itself, struggling so far to adopt remote voting, Zoom video hearings or any of the other alternative methods that have become standard for most workplaces in the age of covid-19. No administration official has appeared…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…