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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30% reduced risk of type 2 diabetes: Mediterranean diet of vegetables, fruits, olive oil, fish, and nuts does work
Following a Mediterranean diet lowers the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes more than previously thought, a new study says. ...
Indoor plants do not improve air quality very much. Startup Neoplants has a genetic fix
Neoplants’s marquee product, announced late last year, is the Neo P1, the first houseplant genetically engineered to remediate indoor air ...
Fact check: No, mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have not been added to livestock or produce
COVID-19 vaccines are not being passed along through livestock or produce, and experts say that would not be an efficient ...
Does marijuana spur creativity? Long-held beliefs under scrutiny
A growing body of marijuana research is creating a clearer picture of how it affects people who use cannabis compared ...
Why does hair turn silver with age? Discovering the root problem of graying
A team of researchers says it has identified the root cause as trapped stem cells — and that means new ...
Viewpoint: Could $40 herbal supplement Prostolaxen cure enlarged prostates — or is it just snake oil?
Dietary supplements aren’t regulated by the FDA, unless you claim that they’re a drug or that they can treat a ...
‘Super foods’ are more hype than science. Gene editing technology could make them reality
‘Superfoods’ are often touted as being exceptionally beneficial for our health. But currently, the concept is mostly just marketing hype ...
Does IVF increase the risk of breast or ovarian cancer by as much as 65%, as some studies claim?
Statistics related to medical risks and care often unnecessarily frighten people, and lousy journalism doesn't help ...
Biopharming can help pioneer new treatments but cumbersome, outdated regulations block innovation
Obtaining medicines from plants is not new. Aspirin was first isolated from the bark of the willow tree in the ...
Wiring the brain for sex: How to correct for chemical imbalance that lowers libido
While his partner may feel ignored, a man's lack of sexual desire may be due to a chemical imbalance in ...
Could ice cream be good for your health?
Back in 2018, a Harvard doctoral student named Andres Ardisson Korat was presenting his research on the relationship between dairy ...
Better than obesity drugs? Here’s how this flowering shrub can naturally block fat absorption
Antioxidants in the roselle plant have anti-obesity properties that could help in food alternatives to current weight management medications, according ...
Might weight-loss drugs like Ozempic encourage people to stop exercising?
In the age of Ozempic, what’s the point of working out? The idea that we exercise to get thin may ...
Viewpoint — Brown, white, jasmine, or basmati: Which rice is the most nutritious?
The question of the “healthiest rice” usually pits two types of rice against each other – white and brown. And ...
GLP podcast and video: ESG undermines sustainable farming? Top-10 anti-biotech propagandists; FDA’s ‘healthy’ food labels
Environmental-Social-Governance (ESG) metrics are supposed to help promote sustainable industry, but could they actually undermine efforts to make farming more ...
Newest anxiety treatment? Smelling other people’s body odor
Sniffing other people's body odour might be useful in therapy for social anxiety, say Swedish researchers who have started tests ...
Longevity seekers have second thoughts on metformin to fight aging
An antiaging crowd latched onto the diabetes drug metformin hoping it would extend their lifespan. Studies give conflicting results ...
Living through a time of pestilence
If the pandemic ought to have given us anything, it should have been a more universal empathy toward the condition ...
Can ‘broken heart syndrome’ provoke heart attacks?
When it comes to preventing heart disease, managing our emotional and mental health is just as important as managing our ...
Viewpoint: People spread chemophobic drivel about ‘dangerous chemicals’ that science says are safe as used — then continue to drink alcohol
Thanks largely to the press and some radical environmental groups most people are terrified of chemicals because they can give ...
Plastic nanoparticles found in food could potentially impair fetal development
Nanoscale plastic particles like those that permeate most food and water pass from pregnant rats to their unborn children and ...
Why did Ellie in the Last of Us not succumb to Cordy, the zombie virus? Stem cells might explain it, and that could yield real-life vaccines
It’s unsettling to watch The Last of Us, in which parasitic fungi turn humanity into flesh-eating zombies, just as the ...
How your brain reacts to even small ‘doses’ of sugar
If you’ve ever bought a box of donuts only to find it triggers a donut phase in your life, you ...
Viewpoint: ‘A fool’s errand’ — Here’s why the FDA’s new ‘healthy’ label for foods won’t move the needle on chronic disease
In September, the FDA began the process of promulgating new rules to determine what foods could carry the label "healthy." In ...
Viewpoint: ‘Chemical alarmism’ — Scientist builds case that banning ‘forever chemicals’ PFOS and PFOAs could cause more harm than good
PFOA and PFOS were used early on to solve a problem in protecting human life. The problem? In 1967, a ...
Could weight-loss drug Ozempic worsen eating disorders?
As the use of weight loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy become more popular, health experts warn they can also ...
Not out of the woods on COVID threats: Animal reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2 pose unknown risks to humans
The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most devastating events in public health in the U.S. over the last ...
