Health
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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Viewpoint: Healthy eating is less about what you eat and more about how much
“Avoid carbohydrates!” “Eat intermittently!” “Eat like a caveman!” “Increase foods that are antioxidants!” The list of recommendations is vast ...
Ozempic and body positivity: Inside the ‘industry-wide strategy to use plus-size influencers to sell injectable weight-loss medication’
When Virgie Tovar got an email asking her to promote injectable weight-loss medications on her social media, she thought it was spam ...
Bangladesh still stuck in the past as locally grown Golden Rice hits markets in the Philippines
Golden Rice has finally hit markets across the Philippines as the country embraces the genetically modified crop to boost local ...
Medical marijuana for animals? Veterinarians test treating pets and zoo animals with CBD and THC
Many people and their doctors have embraced medical marijuana for health ills, treating pets and zoo animals with CBD and ...
Cannabis and male fertility: Here’s how smoking marijuana affects sperm quality
A recent study published in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research indicates a potential link between cannabis use and an increase in testosterone, improved ...
Epidemic of severe infections of skin, scalp, and nails: Overuse of over-the-counter creams linked to antifungal resistance
CDC claims combinations of antifungal treatments with corticosteroids are contributing to the rise and spread of severe fungal infections ...
Hyper-palatable food: Scientist who published the seminal study showing the dangers of all ultra-processed food backs away from his theory
In 2019, Kevin Hall conducted a study that has been cited by researchers all over the world. It is mentioned ...
Oysters have long been thought of as an aphrodisiac. Does science agree?
Experts say oysters do contain elements that may enhance sex drive, though there is no scientific evidence showing a direct ...
Viewpoint: Weighing the costs of relying on government-reimbursements to address America’s ballooning fat problem
Giving everyone that is overweight or obese access to one of the new diet drugs would increase deficit spending from ...
Organ shortage and genetic modification: Tissues from 3D-bioprinting and GM pigs could address organ shortages but over-regulation causes lags
Modern medicine has produced many kinds of high-tech miracles, among them gene therapy to correct malfunctioning genes, electrical stimulation devices to restore ...
Four out of five people with autoimmune diseases are women. We finally know why
It's estimated that four of every five people who have an autoimmune disease are women. For some disorders the ratio ...
‘Heart on a chip’ helps scientists assess cancer therapy cardiac risks
Chemotherapy can be toxic to heart cells. To help protect the hearts of cancer patients, Cedars-Sinai investigators have created a ...
Battling skin diseases: Biotech-based skincare products aim to shut down genes responsible for unwanted inflammation and itchiness
A new biotech company that aims to harness the immune system to treat a range of skin diseases will launch ...
New malaria vaccines may not be the panacea drugs people are hoping for. Here’s why
New vaccine to eradicate malaria: The vaccine may well help reduce deaths, but we should not exaggerate its efficacy ...
Viewpoint: No, the data do not show that using sex toys release cancer-causing phthalate microplastics into your body
Microplastics are a kernel of biological concern that gets magnified by hype, like endocrine "disrupting" chemicals or weedkillers detectable in ...
Here’s how your immune system synthesizes its own antiviral drugs in response to infections
Your immune system makes its own antiviral drug—blocking viruses from replicating their RNA is one way antivirals work ...
Who should take an obesity drug? A new genetic test class to identify patients most likely to benefit
Homing in on obesity's genetic underpinnings through precision medicine may represent a more cost-effective way of tackling weight loss ...
Viewpoint: ‘I’m not anti vaccine, I’m pro-vaccine safety’ — Debunking Robert F. Kennedy’s lies about vaccine beliefs
CNN host Kasie Hunt interviewed antivax presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Although she did better than most journalists confronting ...
Engineering cell superpowers: Nanomachines can fix broken parts in our cells, helping break down food, clot blood and destroy germs
Engineer Kerstin Göpfrich leads a research group focused on the “engineering of life” at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research ...
Geroscience: Searching for compounds that could extend our lives
By addressing the root causes of aging, researchers hope to stave off the disability and diseases that can make old ...
A nutritionist reflects on the sad state of health education about GMOs and farming at schools and universities
Ruth MacDonald, PhD, Author, Professor and Chair, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, and Interim Senior ...
Anti-aging elixirs: As search for life-extending drugs expands, ethical questions emerge
Scientists are now researching drugs in many places around the world that might enable us to live even longer ...
Can cannabis make your workout more productive?
A bit of weed before a workout can boost motivation and make exercise more enjoyable. But if performance is the ...
Ear-ringing tinnitus is unrelenting and untreatable. Here’s a new strategy on how to live with it
An innovative treatment offers hope to the millions of people who hear sounds that others don’t. Here’s how it works ...
How might sharply curtailing calories slow the aging process?
Restricting calories is known to improve health and increase lifespan, but much of how it does so remains a mystery, ...
‘Overly sanitized’ environments? Unraveling why diseases tied to chronic inflammation are spiking in the developed world
Research suggests that people raised in developed countries tend to have higher levels of chronic inflammation than those in developed ...
Mother Jones joins science-literate chorus criticizing the American Academy of Pediatrics’ bungled critique of GMOs and glyphosate
Last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines for doctors fielding parents’ questions about the risks of foods containing genetically modified ...
