New evidence shows how we evolved to crave and digest carbohydrates and how this helped spur today’s carbohydrate consumption ...

A new study published on Thursday determined that humanity’s modern-day adoration for carbs may actually predate even the ...

Two new studies found that ancient human ancestors carried a surprising diversity of genes for amylase, an enzyme that breaks ...

New research traces the genetic underpinnings of the enzyme amylase, which helps humans digest starches and sugars ...

Humans are built to love carbs, literally, according to new research, humans developed the genes to eat carbs even before we ...

New research examines how early humans evolved to eat carbohydrates by studying the duplication of a certain gene that helped ...

If you've ever struggled to reduce your carb intake, ancient DNA might be to blame. It has long been known that humans carry ...

The gene that kick off starch digestion potentially duplicated for the first time long before farming.

If you have ever found it challenging to cut back on carbs, ancient DNA might offer an explanation, according to a new study.

Digesting starch — a type of carbohydrate — is a crucial part of how we derive energy from food. New research published ...

Research indicates that our capacity to process starches, crucial for consuming foods like bread, originated over 800,000 ...

A study co-led by UB finds the gene for starch-digesting saliva may have first duplicated more than 800,000 years ago, ...