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Through the study and use of genetics, we can identify measures that could lead to the improvement of human health and wellness. These methods and procedures aim to prevent years of chronic disease and thousands of dollars in health care costs, and provide families and communities with knowledge of how to live healthier.
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Does the recently approved Novavax COVID vaccine offer any unique benefits?
Erin Kissane, a co-founder of the COVID Tracking Project, rolled up her sleeve for the Novavax covid-19 vaccine in mid-October ...
Podcast: Breast milk provides immunity benefits — but isn’t accessible to all parents. Here’s how artificial milk could one day replace standard baby formula
Breast milk imparts a number of long-term health benefits to babies, including a lower risk of asthma, obesity, Type 1 ...
Backward slide for malaria: 16 million more cases in 2022 than before the pandemic
Malaria cases in 2022 exceeded the prepandemic level by 16 million cases, with several threats—including climate change—hampering progress ...
Jet lag and night shifts disturb our sleep cycles and molecular clocks. Could a drug one day reduce these effects?
The circadian clock sits in our brains keeps our bodies in rhythm and this helps control when we wake, eat, ...
Is eating vegan healthier than following an omnivorous lifestyle? Study on 22 sets of twins delves into diet
November 30, a study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) by researchers at Stanford University, who studied 22 ...
GLP podcast/video: What causes autism? Treating PTSD with psychedelics; Alcoholism could be in our genes
Speculation persists about the causes of autism thanks to an explosion in the number of cases that have been diagnosed ...
Can coffee drinking prevent COVID infection?
Coffee has undergone a dramatic rehabilitation since it was designated as a “possible” bladder carcinogen by the International Agency for ...
Extending dog lifespans? Next wave of longevity drugs aim to add years to pet lives
Scientists have been chasing after drugs that might stave off this heartbreak by extending the lives of our canine companions ...
Glyphosate can harm pregnant women living near farms? Carelessly-written article based on the same authors’ more sober academic study shows how misinformation metastasizes
Authors claim glyphosate “health concerns”- but what do the data actually say? ...
Better than Ozempic? Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro helps patients shed more pounds faster than rival weight loss drug, data show
Overweight or obese adults lost more weight and shed pounds faster using Mounjaro than those taking Ozempic ...
Food and your brain: ‘Ultra-processed’ foods high in salt, sugar and fat are cheap and accessible — but increase risks of anxiety and depression
Although many ultra-processed foods—soda, candy, energy bars, fruit-flavored yogurt, frozen pizza, and frozen meals—can satisfy cravings for sweet, fatty, salty ...
We’re headed into sniffle season. Which at-home remedies for stuffy noses work?
Snotty, stuffy noses are the hallmark of cold and flu season, but some medications and at-home remedies may offer relief ...
Foods can fight inflammation. Here’s what to eat to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and more
In the last few decades, researchers including [surgical oncologist Jennifer] Wargo have accumulated evidence to support some key ingredients in ...
Can alcoholism be inherited?
Researchers found an overlapping association between alcohol abuse and psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia ...
‘Race is not a biological risk factor’: American Heart Association reassesses use of race in calculating risk of heart attacks and strokes
The cardiac-risk algorithm is an acknowledgment that, unlike sex or age, race identification in and of itself isn't a biological ...
Anti-GMO activists take page out of anti-chemical and anti-BPA lobby, targeting the ‘black box’ of endocrine disruption
Anti-GMO activists are taking a page out of the anti-chemical lobby in claiming that genetic modification can disrupt normal endocrine ...
Get headaches from red wine? Here’s the culprit
Is it sulfites, tannins or another culprit? Here’s what the research says about the migraines some people get with a ...
House Republicans block pediatric care funding as war on gender-affirming care for transgender Americans escalates
House Republicans who waged fierce political battles over Obamacare and abortion have found a new focus: gender-affirming care ...
One woman, two uteruses, two separate pregnancies. How could this be possible?
When Kelsey Hatcher visited her obstetrician for an ultrasound this year, she smiled when an image of a healthy fetus ...
Viewpoint: Florida’s Surgeon General is a menace to public health
Florida has many things to recommend, but the state’s top public health official isn’t one of them. Surgeon General Joseph ...
Why Vitamins A and E may do more harm than good
There are many important supplements that benefit people with specific deficiencies or certain health conditions; but research shows, and experts ...
How Spain emerged as the European epicenter for egg donations
Spain performs more than half of all egg donation treatments across Europe. The country is the largest provider of donor eggs ...
Body odor fingerprint: How your unique smell could help reveal cancer or COVID infections
From the aroma of fresh-cut grass to the smell of a loved one, you encounter scents in every part of ...
‘Game changing results’: Weight-loss drug Wegovy could cut heart attacks and deaths due to cardiovascular disease
Study that supports the use of Wegovy, to cut heart attacks and deaths in obesity patients with a history of ...
Eliminating bird flu: How gene-edited chickens could mitigate threats
In a recent gene editing study, my colleagues and I showcased the potential of gene editing to protect chickens from the threat ...
Here’s the straight poop about fecal transplants
Fecal transplants carry a certain ick factor for many people. But there is a legitimate medical use for them -- ...
‘Completely uncharted territory’: First whole eye transplant successful, but patient still blind
A surgical team at NYU Langone Health in New York had performed the world’s first successful whole-eye transplant in a ...
