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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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COVID vaccine hesitancy vs vaccine refusal? Many nursing home staff take a wait-and-see position
In North Carolina, the health secretary has said more than half of nursing home workers are declining the vaccine. A ...
GMOs and nutrition: Disease-resistant, biofortified cassava could boost Africa’s access to essential minerals
For the first time, an international team of scientists… have developed cassava displaying high-level resistance to cassava mosaic disease (CMD), ...
Reversing aging: We can turn back cognitive decline in mice. Will the same techniques work on humans?
The ageing global population is the greatest challenge faced by 21st-century healthcare systems. Even COVID-19 is, in a sense, a ...
Full face and hand transplants give badly burned man ‘new chance at life’
Almost six months after a rare face and hands transplant, Joe DiMeo is relearning how to smile, blink, pinch and ...
It has an effect, period: How menstrual cycles influence mood
A research team led by Emma Pierson from Stanford University and Microsoft Research New England, US, found that the menstrual ...
WHO COVID investigative team finds evidence suggesting first infections occurred in October 2019 or earlier
China’s disclosures to the WHO raise questions about the possibility that Covid-19—which has now killed more than 2.3 million people—was ...
How low meat diets change your body and may help you live healthier and longer
High-protein diets are having a moment. In any grocery store you can now buy a protein bowl, pick up a ...
COVID vaccine misinformation threatens coronavirus response in Africa
Immunization experts in Africa have decried the lack of a deliberate effort to counter misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. ‘‘As far ...
Morbid curiosity? This study records what some people’s last moments alive were like
There’s no shortage of morbid curiosity surrounding death. But according to the researchers behind this project, known as the Death ...
In a blink of an evolutionary eye, this African island developed resistance to malaria. Here’s how
[R]esearchers have uncovered recent traces of adaptation to malaria in the DNA of people from Cabo Verde, an island nation ...
Misleading glyphosate-cancer study Part 2: ‘Symptom of a widespread problem’—Concerns about ideological activism in science research and communications
For the better part of five years, a coalition of environmental groups and tort lawyers (aided by the mainstream press) ...
Are positive antibody tests a reliable ‘all clear’? Dating safely during a pandemic
As cases surge again, many wonder whether it is safe to even consider meeting new people in any social context—let alone ...
GM Golden Rice could provide 30% to 50% of daily vitamin A needed to combat deadly nutrient deficiency, study shows
A team of scientists from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), and Bangladesh Rice Research ...
What the heck are ‘anti-nutrients’? Despite the scary-sounding name, they may have important health benefits
Maybe you’re trying to eat healthier these days, aiming to get enough of the good stuff and limit the less-good ...
Could a low-carbohydrate diet send Type 2 diabetes into remission?
[An] analysis of 23 small trials found that low-carb diets worked better than other eating plans in helping people lose ...
Viewpoint: Pesticides can be harmful—but they’re also ‘vital to human health and global food security’
As much as pesticides are a threat to certain ecosystems, they’re also responsible for providing the planet with food in ...
Podcast: Brushing your teeth keeps you young? Ageing research uncovers new clues in the quest to live a longer, healthier life
Dr Kat Arney takes a look at the biological changes that underpin ageing, and how we can use this knowledge ...
The faux argument of natural vs synthetic
There are many confrontations on the battlefield of cyberspace. Vaccine proponents versus anti-vaxxers. Creationists versus evolutionary biologists. Anti-fluoride activists versus ...
Pregnant COVID survivors appear to pass protective antibodies on to their babies
[New findings, published January 29 in JAMA Pediatrics, offer] more evidence that Covid-19 antibodies can cross the placenta. “What we ...
1918 redux: Phony virus cures proliferate like they did during the Spanish flu pandemic
More than a century [after the Spanish influenza outbreak of 1918], not much has changed. Ads promoting unproven miracle cures — including ...
What happens after patients ‘recover’ from COVID? Normal can be elusive
Surviving Covid-19 is hard enough for those who get severely ill from the disease, but returning to normal is a ...
Type 1 diabetes is caused by eating too much sugar, and four other myths about the disease
According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, 34.2 million Americans had diabetes in 2018. Of those, only 1.6 ...
Podcast: Glyphosate boosts cancer risk 41%? How a questionable claim from a flawed study went viral
As a rule, scientific research is relegated to obscure technical journals and goes unnoticed by most people. Every few months, ...
Roundup on trial: Law firms spent $91 million in one year to recruit plaintiffs for glyphosate-cancer suits
In 2019, an estimated $91 million was spent on ads seeking clients to pursue Roundup-related claims, making it the No ...
Once battling starvation, some developing countries now face rising obesity rates. What’s causing it?
In 1975, four percent of school-age kids were overweight and the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration says that was up to ...
‘Exercised’: New book by a biological anthropologist says humans are cut out to nap, not exercise – Here’s how we can overcome our evolutionary destiny
Want to feel bad about skipping a workout? Blame evolution. Daniel E. Lieberman argues this theory in his new book ...
Viewpoint: ‘Wellness influencers’ rely on shopper science ignorance to sell ‘clean’ products
The purpose of [“wellness influencer”] accounts is typically to sell “cleaner” or more “natural” products, but they don’t achieve that ...
