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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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What our COVID world might look like over the next year
Now — with health authorities saying it may not be until at least the end of 2021 before there’s a ...
Colder weather is arriving. What do we know about indoor vs outdoor transmission of COVID?
As autumn settles in and the holidays loom, it’s worth pausing to ponder what we’ve learned about COVID-19 transmission over ...
How to assess your risk of pancreatic cancer
Previously, it was thought that someone’s risk for pancreatic cancer was increased only if two or more family members were ...
Has a less deadly version of COVID evolved in Europe?
In England, the proportion of people infected by the coronavirus who later died was certainly lower in early August than ...
Childhood trauma leaves signs in our blood and can be inherited, studies suggest
[Researchers] identified a biological mechanism by which traumatic experiences become embedded in germ cells. People who live through traumatic experiences ...
Childhood trauma: The kids are not alright, and part of the explanation may be linked to epigenetics
The old adage about kids being resilient and able to bounce back from early traumas isn't necessarily borne out by ...
EU opposition to GM crops encourages hunger in developing nations, US trade official warns
A senior U.S. official blasted EU plans for greener farming on [October 27], accusing Brussels of risking worldwide starvation by ...
Viewpoint: Can you inherit anorexia and other eating disorders?
Experts have long known that eating disorders stem from a combination of hereditary and environmental factors, but no one had ever ...
First new human organs found in three centuries – camera-shy salivary glands in your head
A team of researchers in the Netherlands has discovered what may be a set of previously unidentified organs: a pair ...
Why are food allergies on the rise, and what can we do about it?
More of the population has food allergies than ever before – and around the world, they are sending more and ...
Climate conundrum: Weather changes causing more diseases in livestock that lead to methane release and higher temperatures
Climate change is affecting the spread and severity of infectious diseases around the world — and infectious diseases may in ...
A COVID tale of two universities: This historically Black Alabama college got its opening right; their mostly White neighbor flubbed it
[The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa and Birmingham campuses] were supposed to have the same clean slate when classes resumed amid ...
Toilet wisdom: Why some people never gain weight
A small group of people have been thin since birth and have always found it very difficult to gain weight ...
Colds you’ve had in the past may provide some protection from COVID
[N]ew research suggests the colds you've had in the past may provide some protection from COVID-19. The study, authored by ...
5 steps African governments should take to keep food systems intact when the next pandemic hits
COVID-19 has hit world economies hard, and the agricultural sector is no exception. Restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of ...
Coffee appears to offer widespread protection against Parkinson’s disease
Earlier studies have shown that coffee consumption may protect against the development of Parkinson's disease in people who have no ...
Our dreams reveal the escalating, suppressed anxiety spawned by COVID
We live day and night inside the same walls. We fear touching groceries that arrive at our doorstep. If we ...
It turns out seniors are both more vulnerable to COVID and can handle quarantines better
Stories abound of many older Americans handling the pandemic with the kind of resilience and aplomb my mother showed... My ...
World War I now linked to 5-year frigid period that likely intensified Spanish flu that infected one-third of the world
During the [1918] influenza pandemic, about one-third of the world was infected and at least 50 million died. But why was the ...
Podcast: Regulate all food chemicals? Gin and tonics going extinct; GMO pineapple is here!
There are thousands upon thousands of chemicals in food. Should we regulate them all, could we even do it? Gin ...
False security: Many schools and businesses rely on temperature tests but COVID often not linked to fever
[E]xperts and medical groups increasingly say that [temperature testing] isn’t a good gauge of Covid-19 as many infected children and ...
Reports of COVID reinfection are becoming more common. How does that impact immunity?
[A 25-year-old Nevada man] joins a handful of other confirmed cases of [COVID] reinfection in people without immune disorders. … ...
Wealthy countries fear GM crops, while developing nations say they will ‘mostly help,’ poll shows
Up to 60 percent of people worldwide are worried the food they eat will harm them in the next two ...
Infographic: Airlines have installed ‘hospital quality’ air circulation systems and other safety measures
Despite substantial numbers of travelers, the number of suspected and confirmed cases of in-flight COVID-19 transmission between passengers around the ...
CBD is hyped as a ‘miracle cure’ for just about everything. Here is the reality
So, is CBD a miracle cure? Despite its promise, if you’re someone who hopes to read that science proves CBD ...
Vaccines contain GMOs that will harm you? Debunking anti-biotechnology/anti-vaccine nonsense
There is no scientifically plausible reason to accept the hypothesis that either DNA in vaccines or the DNA in GMO foods are ...
Why intermittent fasting often doesn’t work
Many followers of the [intermittent fasting] diet, which has been popularized in best-selling diet books and touted by celebrities, routinely ...
