{
  "id": 8274274,
  "title": "Brain circuit linked to food cravings during pregnancy identified",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/brain-circuit-linked-to-food-cravings-during-pregnancy-identified",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-18T16:40:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-brain-circuit-linked-food-cravings.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Why do food cravings become so strong during pregnancy? Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in collaboration with colleagues, have identified a brain mechanism that may help explain how pregnancy changes motivation to seek certain highly palatable foods. This collaborative study was led by Dr. Yanlin He of Pennington Biomedical Research Center, together with Dr. Pingwen Xu…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}