Biomedicine & Disease
GLP Podcast: ‘Toxic 10’ chemicals in food; Gene editing treats heart disease? Dog-breed myths debunked
There's a "toxic 10" group of chemicals lurking in every single food you consume. Listen in to find out what ...
Could Paxlovid help treat long COVID?
In the two years since she caught the coronavirus, 38-year-old Jessica McGovern has cycled through “well over 100 drugs, supplements, ...
Anti-aging process can reduce biological age of skin cells — but there’s a deadly hitch
Fifteen years ago, scientists made a stirring discovery when they demonstrated that they could reverse the process of aging in ...
Precision medicine genomic testing is changing the way we treat leukemia and reducing reliance on chemotherapy
For decades, until the turn of this century, treatment strategies for leukemia changed very little. Patients received chemotherapy, often with ...
Once-a-month injection to control opioid addiction? Buprenorphine has shown enormous promise
Dr. Andrew Herring has a clear goal walking into every appointment with patients seeking medication to treat an opioid use ...
Tirzepatide: Drug in trials that can help you shed 50 pounds or more is as effective as bariatric surgery
Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly [recently] disclosed the latest data from a phase III trial of its experimental type 2 diabetes ...
Test disease-suppressing GMO mosquito release in California delayed for at least one year
The release of billions of genetically engineered, non-biting mosquitoes in the Visalia, [California] area has been postponed for at least ...
Bad sleep: How much rest do we need to prevent cognitive decline and dementia?
Most of us struggle to think well after a poor night’s sleep – feeling foggy and failing to perform at ...
Natural COVID immunity? Some people are exposed to SARS-CoV-2 but never get sick
More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most Americans have some immunity against the virus — either by vaccination ...
CRISPR mosquitoes target malaria: 240 million annual cases could be reduced dramatically by using gene editing and gene drives to control disease-carrying insects
The high number of malaria cases continues to be registered even though several efforts have been put in place towards ...
Some patients who take COVID medication Paxlovid experience rebound symptom recurrence
I had low expectations for Pfizer’s anti-Covid medication, Paxlovid, before its clinical trial data was released. After all, novel antivirals ...
Is cancer a mostly genetic disease phenomenon?
Nearly all the theories about the causes of cancer that have emerged over the past several centuries can be sorted ...
Tiny heart made from bioengineered parts and human tissue created to study disease
There’s no safe way to get a close-up view of the human heart as it goes about its work: you ...
COVID nasal vaccines nearing rollout could ease resistance
While coronavirus shots are among the greatest medical achievements of all time, reaching the market in less than a year ...
Pilot GM mosquito tests to control disease in the Florida Keys worked, Oxitec says. Here’s how they did it
Researchers have completed the first open-air study of genetically engineered mosquitoes in the United States. The results, according to the ...
GLP Podcast: Vaccine denier vs skeptic; Food changes DNA? Biotech will help solve next health crisis
Treating vaccine-hesitant individuals like they are hardcore vaccine "deniers" could backfire as a science-outreach strategy. Can the food you eat ...
Unraveling sex differences in vaccine response
Vaccines save lives, and the record time in which scientists developed Covid-19 vaccines is unprecedented. While debilitating side effects from ...
GLP Podcast: ‘Science-backed’ case for organic food; Dirty Dozen debunked; Gene therapy treats deadly immune disorder
Is there a science-based case for organic farming? One professor says yes, but how compelling are his arguments? Environmental Working ...
Switch in strategy: Why the next COVID vaccine could be a nasal spray
The virus had gained a stunning ability to infect people, jumping from one person’s nose to the next. Cases soared ...
‘Protective devices’: Why some exposed people are unlikely to get COVID
Over the course of the pandemic, my daughter has been exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19, ...
Why are those with schizophrenia dying from COVID at extraordinarily high rates? Scientists study links between immune system and psychiatric illness
Most of the time, the voices in Keris Myrick’s head don’t bother her. They stay in the background or say ...
Universal ‘pan coronavirus vaccine’? Scientists believe it’s possible within 2-3 years
Masks are coming off and we’re venturing back into the world, thanks largely to vaccines and natural immunity. Still, viral ...
COVID infections set off massive inflammation ‘storms’ in the body
From the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed that in severe cases of Covid-19 – the ones that landed ...
Why biotechnology will be critical in preparing for the next health crisis
By acknowledging what we did right, leaning into our humanity, and utilizing the tools we have at our disposal to ...
Why the COVID cult of ivermectin won’t die
The rise of the ivermectin cult is one of the most nonsensical storylines — in a sea of nonsensical storylines ...
Should a COVID vaccine be offered as an annual booster shot? The FDA is considering it
At the April 6 meeting, FDA is asking its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) to not only ...
Despite globally low number of COVID cases, some experts fear Africa’s low vaccination rates
Many countries in the developed world are rapidly lifting restrictions like mask mandates and vaccine passports. There seems to be ...
