Health & Medicine
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-19 hit the US as early as January, CDC analysis suggests
How early did local transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus begin in the United States? For the second time [recently], scientists ...
Marijuana? Masturbation? Alcohol? What behaviors affect male fertility?
[W]e can look at overall trends in the scientific literature and draw some conclusions about what facets of your life ...
What’s ‘race’ got to do with it? Sub-Saharan Africa emerges as coronavirus ‘cold spot’, offering clues to develop COVID-19 vaccines
Do diseases discriminate on the basis of 'race'—or their genetic population, using more precise terminology? On the surface, this may ...
‘Thinness gene’ could offer genetically engineered weight control strategy
While others may be dieting and hitting the gym hard to stay in shape, some people stay slim effortlessly no ...
Obesity gene? Suppressing this variant could be key to weight loss
More than five years ago, a group of researchers from Norway and several other countries found an important clue in ...
‘That’s not easy’: Figuring out who gets first shot at a coronavirus vaccine
Even if scientists do develop a safe, broadly effective vaccine, nobody knows how to give it to billions of people ...
How the stigma surrounding addiction keeps people from seeking treatment
Stigma is a problem with health conditions ranging from cancer and HIV to many mental illnesses. Some gains have been ...
New coronavirus test problem: Not enough people seeking tests in some states
Four months into the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, tests for the virus finally are becoming widely available, a crucial step toward ...
Exploring coronavirus patient DNA for answers: Why are some people hurt worse than others?
Thousands of UK patients who have fallen ill with coronavirus will have their genomes read in a major study to ...
Coronavirus survivors’ plasma offers ‘modest’ recovery boost for infected patients, small study suggests
A small study of patients who were severely ill from the coronavirus hints that treatment with antibodies from recovered patients ...
Drug factories: GMOs and gene editing are poised to transform medicine. Here’s how.
On the hunt for plant-produced vaccines ...
Even one can of soda a day could increase risk of heart disease, study says
Even one serving daily of a sugary soft drink is associated with higher risk of cardiovascular disease. That's according to ...
How long is sex supposed to last? ‘Normal’ might be shorter than you think it should be
In a Norwegian study published in the Journal of Public Health in 2009, 27 percent of men reported having premature ...
Why evangelical Christians fear—and may reject—a coronavirus vaccine
“Of course,” [Evangelical Christian Laura Popham] said, she’s worried about contracting COVID-19. But she’s more worried about a possible vaccine ...
We need a quick, cheap test for coronavirus antibodies. It also needs to be accurate
An inexpensive coronavirus test that millions of Americans could use at a pharmacy, in a workplace or even at home ...
Understanding why the coronavirus can make some people so sick
Why is the coronavirus deadlier than the flu? ...
Podcast: Ban ‘factory farming’? GMO mosquitoes coming this summer; anti-biotech groups aren’t ‘grassroots’
As clinical trials begin of several candidate coronavirus vaccines, a former FDA scientist says the agency could speed up its ...
Nationwide coronavirus antibody test in Israel to assess herd immunity and vulnerability to 2nd wave
Israel, whose aggressive response to the coronavirus has held its fatality rate to a fraction of those of the United ...
What we can learn from Sweden’s controversial—and seemingly effective—coronavirus strategy
Life in lockdown is slowly becoming a rather grim norm for millions of citizens across the globe as the response ...
How the halo effect around plant-based meat leads us to exaggerate its nutritional benefits
Healthy food, unhealthy ingredients? ...
GMO eggplant contains 30 times more beta-carotene to help battle vitamin A deficiency
.... Osaka Prefecture University announced that it has succeeded in developing eggplants that contain about 30 times more beta-carotene, which ...
Can the coronavirus be transmitted sexually? Small study suggests it’s possible
The coronavirus disease COVID-19 could be transmitted through sexual intercourse, a new study has concluded, prompting fears of a new ...
Mini-capsule technology controls mosquitoes without insecticides
Effective mosquito control without the use of insecticides can now be achieved by soaking an egg-filled mini capsule in water, ...
Banning Aaron Ginn: Social media sites censoring coronavirus critics who claim lockdown strategy lacks a ‘scientific basis’
Does a pandemic demand the strong medicine of censorship? Social-media companies seem to think so. They’re taking steps to control ...
Coronavirus immunity passports could create a world of ‘us and them’. But here’s why they make sense
Dividing groups of people into “us” and “them” isn’t usually a good idea, but in the scary new world of ...
Video: What makes opioids so addictive
In the 1980s and 90s, pharmaceutical companies began to market opioid painkillers aggressively, while actively downplaying their addictive potential. The ...
Vitamin D appears to reduce complications and lower probably of dying from coronavirus
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin are calling on the government in Ireland to change recommendations for vitamin D supplements. A ...
