60-Second Health

The common food additives altered mice microbiomes to encourage gut inflammation and overeating. Dina Fine Maron reports  

Although clinical guidelines assume just two years for hot flashes and night sweats, a large study finds a median symptom duration of more than three times that length. Dina Fine Maron reports   

Choosing a user name starting with a letter appearing earlier in the alphabet is just one scientifically vetted way to increase the odds of turning an online encounter into a first date. Christopher Intagliata reports

High-tech pedometers do a decent job of counting steps accurately. Dina Fine Maron reports.

High-calorie and exceedingly pleasurable foods appear to change rat brain rewards circuitry, causing the rodents to continue to seek such fare. Erika Beras reports