Health
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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Viewpoint: How ‘predictive AI’ is changing healthcare for the better
The quality of predictive AI can be measured, generative AI models produce different answers ...
Is MSG a ‘silent killer lurking in your kitchen cabinet’? Debunking Joe Mercola’s hysterical ‘MSG can harm you’ myth
MSG has been used as a flavor enhancer for several thousand years. It is one of the key components of ...
Concerned about aspartame? Beware of this other “probable carcinogen” on your plate
While aspartame’s classification as a possible carcinogen grabbed headlines, the classification of another ubiquitous chemical slid silently beneath the diet ...
COVID air detector: ‘You can know essentially in real time, or every 5 minutes, if there is a live virus in the air’
A team of researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering and the School of Medicine has developed a proof-of-concept air ...
Rethinking sustainability: Does nutritional value of dairy products offset environmental impacts of milk production?
Researchers from Virginia Tech's School of Animal Sciences analyzed global data to better understand the holistic role of the dairy ...
Web of Disinformation: How environmentalists conspire with tort lawyers, RFK, Jr. and the Church of Scientology to deceive the public, manipulate the media and fill their coffers
Is aspartame, used in thousands of products, from Diet Coke to Trident Gum to Log Cabin Sugar-Free Syrup, potentially cancer-causing? ...
Celiac-safe wheat? Here’s how gene editing can eliminate crop allergens
In the absence of celiac-safe wheat in the market, gluten intolerant population needs to follow a lifelong gluten-free diet to ...
How the U.S. is gearing up for a repeat “tripledemic” this fall as threats of a surge in COVID-19 cases grow
Is the United States out of the woods yet with COVID? The evidence is problematic ...
Prominent international tech-investors throw support behind vaccine-rejectionist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s campaign for Dem nomination
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the latest scion of the Kennedy clan to seek the presidency, has a ...
How gene editing can reduce food waste and remove allergens from Africa’s food supply
Scientists have found a new technology to extend shelf life and improve storage in food crops especially perishable vegetables like ...
Which diet is highest in ‘ultra-processed’ foods? Vegan tops list, sparking more nuanced conversation about UPFs
Veganism has the potential to promote healthy eating as people ditch meat - but the rise of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) ...
Viewpoint: Braying false concerns of critics — 30 years along, still no evidence that GMOs pose any health or safety issues
The first GMO food was approved in 1994 (a GMO tomato that is no longer on the market), so we ...
Long COVID-like symptoms may be side effect of COVID vaccines, FDA and university researchers tentatively say
A debilitating suite of symptoms that resembles Long Covid, has been more elusive, its link to vaccination unclear ...
Latest CRISPR food innovation: South Korea develops tomato with enhanced levels of provitamin D3. Will it go to market?
In a new report published in GEN Biotechnology (the sister journal to GEN), researchers from Seoul National University (SNU) in South Korea have applied CRISPR ...
Craving food from morning til bedtime: Anecdotal stories reveal how weight-loss drug Ozempic quells ‘food noise’
Until she started taking the weight loss drug Wegovy, Staci Klemmer’s days revolved around food. When she woke up, she plotted ...
Scientific 180? One tech multi-millionaire’s journey from evidence-based advocate to COVID misinformation missionary
After boosting unproven covid drugs and campaigning against vaccines, Steve Kirsch was abandoned by his team of scientific advisers ...
Cutting back on alcohol and smoking can be almost impossible. In an unexpected twist, weight-loss drug Ozempic may help
Animal studies suggest GLP-1 drugs alter behaviors associated with reward and pleasure ...
Orange ‘super banana’: Gates-funded Ugandan scientists develop vitamin A enhanced fruit that could help reduce blindness and save lives
Wilberforce Tushemereirwe holds up a genetically modified banana that took millions of dollars and 20 years to make. It contains ...
Should you get COVID and flu shots together?
Over the past several years, the medical community has learned, to its dismay, that we can experience a “twindemic” of ...
The ‘natural wine’ craze: Can naturally-fermented alcohol help you avoid headaches and hangovers?
Fewer headaches. Less severe hangovers. Better gut health. How do these health claims stack up against the science? ...
Viewpoint: Misleading guidance — Why so many nutrition studies get the basic science so wrong
How does what we eat affect our healthspan and longevity? The answer to this relatively concise question is unavoidably complex.” ...
‘Nature’s Ozempic’? How does berberine supplement compare to weight-loss drug Wegovy?
“After seeing how cheap berberine was, I figured I didn’t have anything to lose,” said 34-year-old Savannah Crosby, who has ...
25% of people who lost sense of smell and taste after COVID infection do not recover senses
Millions of Americans have been infected with COVID-19 since the pandemic of the novel coronavirus began in March 2020, and ...
Old polio vaccines can mutate into a dangerous version of the disease — but a new ‘super-engineered’ vaccine is much safer
Scientists have "super-engineered" polio vaccines to prevent them mutating into a dangerous form that can cause outbreaks and paralysis ...
‘Their prognosis has improved so much’: Majority of women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer survive long-term, study shows
Most women diagnosed with early breast cancer will become long-term survivors, according to new research that finds a substantial reduction ...
Alcohol is good for you, alcohol is bad for you? Here’s yet another study to fuel the debate
Researchers say they may be able to explain how light drinking benefits the heart, and its main effect doesn’t stem ...
Dramatic visual evidence shows how COVID decimates the lungs and causes long-term damage
To better understand the long-term impact of Covid’s assault on the lungs, The New York Times spoke with three patients ...
