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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Moon cycles: How they affect sleep, menstruation and illnesses
The moon not only influences the ocean’s tides, but also the life within it. Many corals, bristle worms, sea urchins, mollusks, fish, ...
Guilt-free dessert? Enzyme-boosted chocolate bar soaks up sugar in the gut — turning it into fiber instead
A guilt-free chocolate bar, full of sugar, could someday land at a supermarket near you ...
‘Humanized’ mice with fully-functional human immune systems could transform how we test cancer drugs
Scientists at UT Health San Antonio have engineered the world’s first humanized mouse model with a fully functioning human immune ...
Viewpoint: Avian flu is ‘wreaking havoc on poultry farms and spreading among cattle herds.’ Could it become a full-blown pandemic in humans?
The current strain of bird flu, known as “highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1" is like a “super virus” in its ...
Neanderthals vs Homo sapiens: How social structures affected ancient species’ ability to survive
Why did humans take over the world while our closest relatives, the Neanderthals, became extinct? It’s possible we were just ...
Dogs not only can smell stress in human sweat — they also react to it emotionally
Humans and dogs have been close companions for perhaps 30,000 years, according to anthropological and DNA evidence. So it would make sense that ...
Video: Organic, non-gmo, gluten-free, keto? How food labels mislead us about health benefits
Dr. Mike Isratel of Renaissance Periodization explains how food labels can mislead consumers on the health benefits of eating their ...
Mars Base Alpha: Inside Elon Musk’s plans to build a Martian civilization of a million people in 20 years
Musk has directed SpaceX employees to drill into the design and details of a Martian city, according to people with ...
State-of-the-art pig farm aims to pump out 125 pig organs for human transplant a year
The first gene-edited pig organs ever transplanted into people came from animals born on this special research farm in the Blue Ridge ...
More than three-quarters of Americans still believe a god created humans in some form. Believe it or not, that’s an all-time low
Twenty-four percent of U.S. adults accept the scientific theory of evolution and 37%, are creationist purists ...
Viewpoint: No indication that COVID summer surge is fading
Like tens of thousands of Americans baking in the summer heat, President Biden is convalescing at home, waiting for the ...
Viewpoint: ‘Clean eating’ trend — Does it make sense to rebuke all ‘processed foods’?
A new study demonstrates that eating primarily minimally processed foods, as they are defined by the NOVA classification system, does not automatically ...
Concerned you may have a food allergy? Don’t waste your money on ‘sensitivity tests’
Food “sensitivity” tests are sold direct-to-consumer and marketed as an easy and convenient way to detect an individual’s reactions to ...
Are you a loud sneezer? Here’s why that might be a good thing
While the causes of sneezing vary, there’s no reason a virus should produce a louder sneeze than grass pollen ...
Child immunization rates plunged during COVID. New data from the WHO shows the world has yet to recover
The COVID-19 pandemic was marked by a significant and concerning drop in the rate of routine vaccinations ...
Smaller than microplastics? Nanoplastics are too small to see yet may seriously impact our environment and health
It’s become common to read that microplastics – little bits of plastic, smaller than a pencil eraser – are turning ...
Does having a dog improve your health? Digging into the fuzzy science of pet ownership
Research suggesting that pet ownership improves health is largely funded by the pet care industry. Does that matter? ...
Your appendix is more than ‘a useless fossil in your abdomen’ — it could be a hidden safe house for healthy gut bacteria
Appendicitis is a well-known medical problem, but you may be surprised to learn that your appendix can, in rare cases, ...
Viewpoint: Organic foods more expensive, less sustainable, and no healthier than conventional. So why do some consumers choose them?
Every time you walk into your favorite grocery store, there is a competition happening. Its contestants include all sorts of food and ...
Viewpoint: CNN joins list of media organizations snookered by Environmental Defense Fund claims that methylene chloride in decaffeinated coffee poses health hazards
If you've already read this recent story on the CNN news site, perhaps it's not too late to get back the ...
Not just a fad: The ‘Mediterranean diet’ has been around for over 4,000 years
Even 4,000 years ago, people in the Mediterranean knew what was good for them. A new study found ancient Syrians ate similarly ...
Our intestines are teeming with bacteria. Could bloodstreams have a microbiome too?
Your gut has its own microbiome. Some scientists believe the blood does too, but a massive study casts doubt on ...
Organ transplants sometimes lead to significant personality changes. Here’s why
Changes in personality following a heart transplant have been noted pretty much ever since transplants began. In one case, a person ...
RFK, Jr. skewered after Vanity Fair profile includes photo of presidential aspirant eating grilled dog during Asia trip 14 years ago
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) became a pariah after she admitted that she once killed a puppy named Cricket for being “untrainable,” in ...
Delaying menopause? Why keeping ovaries working longer could potentially prevent age-related diseases
Scientists are studying how to keep the ovaries working longer — and potentially, prevent age-related diseases in the process ...
Viewpoint: Are vitamin supplements necessary, or is a healthy diet good enough?
My chemistry teacher, Father Wheeler in Kansas City, would say that the only thing affected by vitamin supplements was your ...
Tattoo health risks? New study links inking to lymphoma, a type of cancer
We know that tattoos do have certain risks, especially infections from needles that aren’t properly sterilized, but that’s pretty rare ...
