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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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Designing a more effective flu vaccine
A growing body of evidence suggests that a history of exposure to influenza virus might be undermining the effectiveness of ...
We underestimated the ‘diabolical’ virus: How COVID confounded science
Once inside a human cell, the new coronavirus has a rare ability to silence alarms that would normally alert the ...
Is it safe to go back to the gym?
The benefits of gyms are clear. Regular exercise staves off depression and improves sleep, and staying fit may be a ...
GMO and gene-edited biofortified crops weaken case for organic agriculture
A new lineup of GMO and gene-edited crops with nutrient content organic growers simply can't replicate ...
Combining immunotherapy and nanotechnology to fight deadly metastatic breast cancer
Efstathios "Stathis" Karathanasis, an associate professor of biomedical engineering, is directing [a] novel technique—sending nanoparticles into the body to wake ...
Perception that US botched coronavirus response sends global reputation plummeting
As a new 13-nation Pew Research Center survey illustrates, America’s reputation has declined further over the past year among many ...
What’s behind mask wearing rejectionism: Individualism vs collectivism
Rule-breaking is not a new phenomenon, but behavioural scientists say it is being exacerbated in the coronavirus pandemic by cultural, ...
Viewpoint: ‘GMOs change your DNA’ and 7 other anti-biotech myths debunked
There are quite a bit of misconceptions and myths surrounding that term and what GMOs actually are. But it’s important ...
The world was making progress against killer flus. Then COVID hit.
The number of people living in extreme poverty globally has risen 7.1% so far this year in the pandemic, according ...
Reassurance on COVID and school children: Respected study shows ‘tiny’ risk
Children's risk of needing hospital treatment for coronavirus is "tiny" and critical care "even tinier," [researchers] say. However, black children, ...
Podcast: The future of cancer care—How genomics is transforming research and treatment for all
In this episode, sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific, we’re taking a look at how genomic technologies are transforming cancer care ...
Ostrich Paradox: How our inability to process risk is crippling responses to COVID
The question is… Why do some take the threat of the virus more seriously than others? Your risk of contracting ...
Colder weather with its lower humidity likely to lead to COVID spread
Dutch researchers have now been able to prove that tiny drops of 5 micrometres in diameter, such as those produced ...
Viewpoint: How Canada corralled COVID while the US failed
There are a number of theories as to why Canada has managed to flatten the Covid-19 curve much better than ...
COVID has amped up our cortisol stress response. Here’s how you can manage your diet to control anxiety
Stress seems to be a common state of mind these days. With COVID-19 still very much present, and with solutions ...
IF – intermittent fasting: How and why it works
IF comes in three main flavors: alternate-day fasting, when people alternate between feast days (eating normally or a little extra) and ...
The bubonic plague sparked cultural and technological transformation. What might come from COVID?
Europe was in the grips of history's deadliest pandemic, the Black Death. This, too, likely originated in China and followed ...
Pediatrician on her personal awakening as mother of a transgender daughter
Being a pediatrician and mother of three, I didn’t think there were many parenting scenarios that could catch me unprepared ...
What can stop COVID? How do pandemics end?
The promise of a vaccine for COVID-19 is inching closer to reality, with some candidate vaccines already approaching the last big hurdle ...
Poop detection is the latest ‘cutting-edge’ test to protect returning college students from COVID
The [University of Arizona] is regularly screening the sewage from each dorm, searching for traces of the virus. On [September ...
Flying? What are the real risks from COVID?
In the absence of reliable data, we decided to ask the experts about the possibility of contracting the virus while ...
Africa was expected to be a coronavirus graveyard. Could COVID be rapidly receding instead?
Prof Francesco Checchi, a specialist in epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, told MPs it was ...
Plagued by chronic illnesses, elderly blacks dying at alarming rate
They are perishing quietly, out of sight, in homes and apartment buildings, senior housing complexes, nursing homes and hospitals, disproportionately poor, frail and ...
Fox News fetes Chinese scientists claiming China made and intentionally released COVID virus. Turns out they are on former Trump strategist Steve Bannon’s payroll
A strange new paper claiming the coronavirus was a "laboratory product" quietly made its way into a repository of preliminary research ...
Viewpoint: Why grow GMOs? To prevent cancer, pesticide poisoning and farmer suicides
Activists who desperately cling to lies about the risks of GM crops are now the ones who look 'very stupid.' ...
Masculinity crisis? Social roles and what defines manhood are in flux
Usually, masculinity is defined in terms of various lists of traits or characteristics. However, there is no authoritative list of such ...
After watching family member suffer ALS-related anxiety, family launches campaign to encourage patients to try medical marijuana
[Pete Frates, a] Boston College graduate who had been diagnosed with ALS years earlier, was already seeing top psychiatrists and ...
