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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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Google and Meta on trial in social media addiction case
Annalee Schott used to live in rural Colorado where the farm, the barn, and the horses were her happy place. But ...
Mattel just rolled out an ‘autism Barbie’. Can it help counteract RFK, Jr.’s misinformation?
[T]oymaker Mattel released the very first autistic Barbie doll. ... Her eyes are slightly averted, and she’s holding a communication ...
Trump-RFK Jr.’s FDA in science freefall: The leucovorin autism “cure” fiasco is one of many
The Food and Drug Administration is looking less and less like a regulator than a circus, with fresh, disconcerting episodes ...
No, supplements cannot prevent cancer or even help treat it, and they could even make things worse
As a general statement, when dietary supplements have been studied rigorously in clinical trials, they have not been shown to ...
RFK Jr.’s autism panel packed with bizarre collection of cranks and conspiracists
U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filled an autism committee with friends, associates, and former colleagues who believe that autism ...
GLP podcast: In defense of DDT—the pesticide that saved half a billion lives
The insecticide DDT has prevented roughly half a billion deaths. A relatively low-toxic chemistry widely used to control disease-vectoring mosquitoes ...
Trust in science is cratering in America. Is there a way to restore it?
Although public trust in science is a recent preoccupation for some, it has been a problem for decades in the United States. Republicans began ...
Politicizing science: RFK, Jr.’s FDA rejects review of Moderna’s effective seasonal mRNA flu vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has refused to review Moderna’s seasonal influenza jab, mRNA-1010, as the shifting vaccine ...
Unpasteurized milk scandal: 2% of the U.S. drinks unpasteurized milk but it causes 22x more infections
Consumption of unpasteurised milk in the United States has presented a public health challenge for decades because of the increased ...
Viewpoint—Vaccine rejectionists are trying to scare women that they are being used as ‘guinea pigs’
We thought we'd answer a question that came in response to our series, Fun Size Science, in which Unbiased Science's ...
‘Addiction machines’: Social media companies on trial, blamed for epidemic of suicides
The world's largest social media companies have been accused of creating "addiction machines" as a landmark trial began in California ...
The older you get, the more likely you are to embrace health misinformation
Misinformation has long posed a substantial threat to public health, but it has not been clear who is most at ...
Should you follow RFK, Jr.’s guidance to replace seed oils in your diet with beef tallow? Not if you want to stay healthier
“Make frying oil tallow again,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. And just like that, Steak ...
France launches 4-part plan to counter health disinformation
Faced with the rapid growth of information channels, the rise of social networks, and the virality of false or misleading ...
RFK, Jr. dilemma: American Medical Association leadership split over whether to ostracize HHS secretary or vainly try to educate him
A meeting ... between the head of the American Medical Association and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has prompted ...
Viewpoint: The activist group “Beyond Plastics’ is a scam front but it guided policy at Biden’s EPA
A Firebreak FOIA reveals a cozy relationship between EPA officials and the Beyond Plastics Founder, Judith Enck. This investigation, based ...
83 children died in Samoa after RFK, Jr. lobbying stopped measles vaccinations, and then he lied about it to Congress, emails show
Over two days of questioning during his Senate confirmation hearings last year, Robert F Kennedy Jr repeated the same answer. He said ...
Non-human animals and even bacteria are prone to spread misinformation
[In 2025], the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine issued a warning about the dangers of misinformation. Social media platforms are ...
Destructive peddlers of health misinformation: Social media influencers
Social media is awash with influencers vying for our attention so they can profit by selling their courses and hawking ...
Destructive peddlers of health misinformation: Disinformed experts
If you cast your mind back to COVID-19, there was a long line of medical professionals who cashed in during ...
Destructive peddlers of health misinformation: AI chatbots
A study published in the journal Urology examined the accuracy of ChatGPT in responding to questions about urology topics. They ...
Destructive peddlers of health misinformation: Culture wars
In 2019, a landmark paper, called EAT-Lancet, was published. It was written by tens of authors across multiple institutions. The purpose ...
Defeating death: ‘Vitalists’ seek to rebrand the longevity movement
[T]he Vitalist Bay Summit ... hosted various events to explore tools—from drug regulation to cryonics—that might be deployed in the ...
Selling human eggs: The black market is booming in India
Women selling their eggs illegally is an open secret in the Indian fertility industry. Even though the for-profit industry relies ...
Viewpoint: The D’Adamos family: Profile of wellness grifters
Despite years of scientific consensus debunking the "Blood Type Diet," the D’Adamo family has successfully transformed a biological myth into ...
MAHA turns its ire towards what it claims are unsafe, industry-friendly EPA chemical rules
Last year, prominent activist Kelly Ryerson was so frustrated with the EPA ... that she and other MAHA supporters drew ...
Viewpoint—’Stunningly stupid’: RFK, Jr.’s measles non-existent measles containment policy
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. rambled through a long list of topics when he spoke at the White House during [a] ...
