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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Sea moss is the latest ‘it’ ingredient in supplements and beauty products. What is it, and does it have any benefits?
The latest “it” ingredient is sea moss—a type of red algae that has become a viral phenomenon. It is being ...
Almost everything you thought you knew about ‘long-hauler’ COVID is being revised
Long COVID comes Into the light: We’re finally starting to see the truth about the vexing condition. It’s not what ...
Treating epilepsy with a keto diet? Sounds far-fetched, but it can work
The ketogenic diet is an extremely low-carb diet that consists of almost no carbohydrates, a moderate amount of protein and ...
Gene-edited wheat that reduces cancer risk from acrylamide grown by UK scientists
Not very far from London, in the English county of Hertfordshire, lies an unusual wheat field ...
Viewpoint: Why health care based on race is so problematic
Choosing a medical treatment based on patient traits historically used to define races is fundamentally flawed, because race in the ...
Stretching human life span to 200 years? Implications of bowhead whale study
A major player in the anti-genetic engineering nutritional industry is behind longevity studies on whales, that might lead to the ...
How would US health and government officials have handled COVID if we knew then what we know now?
In March 2020, the virus held many mysteries. Some early assumptions didn’t hold up, while other key findings wouldn’t come ...
Viewpoint: No, your water bottle does not pose a danger to your health — Here’s how HuffPost misrepresents the science on safe plasticizers
We’ve often heard that economics is the “dismal science.” That phrase also seems like an apt description of claims used ...
NOVIDS: Why do some people never catch COVID despite frequent exposures?
While the exact number of people who have remained uninfected isn’t known with certainty, a review of comprehensive serologic data ...
Mediterranean diet: Eating vegetables, nuts, whole grains and fish may reduce dementia risk — even for those with genetic predispositions
A diet that is rich in seafood, fruit, vegetables, nuts and olive oil may lower the risk of dementia, a ...
World’s most premature twins: Canadian siblings born 18 weeks early are healthy one year later
A Canadian brother and sister born at 22 weeks have been named by Guinness as the world's most premature twins ...
Viewpoint: Green activist alarmism is starving drought-stricken Africa
Kenya wants its farmers to grow pest-resistant, drought-tolerant corn, as pests devour much of its corn crop, and Kenya faces its worst drought ...
Deforestation can drive outbreaks as dangerous viruses spread from wildlife to people. Here’s how to minimize the threat of spillovers
Researchers have shown that deforestation can drive outbreaks by bringing people closer to wildlife, which can shed dangerous viruses. Scientists ...
Three years after WHO declared COVID a global emergency, Americans remain sharply divided over pandemic truths and myths
Trust in public health officials declined over the course of the pandemic, particularly among Republicans. Over the course of the ...
Unregulated peptides are the latest weight loss and energy-boosting fad. What’s the science?
As influencers share stories of physiological transformations, more people are seeking out experimental treatments: ‘If I can be a superhero ...
Changing negative perceptions about GMOs? Gene-edited purple tomato with great taste, longer shelf life and as much anthocyanin as blueberries is one of many new GM foods
The first genetically modified (GM) food ever made commercially available to the public was a tomato, invented in the US ...
Keto and low-carb, high-fat diets linked to heart disease in new study
A low-carb, high-fat “keto-like” diet may be linked to higher levels of “bad” cholesterol and double the risk of cardiovascular ...
Soaring obesity rates: By 2035, more than half of the world’s 8 billion people are predicted to be obese
Global study predicts that more than half the global population will be living with overweight and obesity within 12 years ...
Do women with larger breasts face greater risk of cancer?
Do you have a greater risk of breast cancer if your breasts are big or small? ASK A RESEARCHER: Risk ...
Viewpoint: ‘Health impact of chemicals doubled in last 5 years’? Media misreporting flawed studies misleads the public
“Plastics and pesticides: Health impacts of synthetic chemicals in US products doubled in last 5 years, study finds," a July ...
Metabolic engineering: Genetically-modified tomatoes that reduce inflammation developed in Japan
Scientists from the Tokyo University of Science and the Iwate Biotechnology Research Center have engineered potato and tomato plants to ...
Reassessing the East Palestine chemical scare: How dangerous is vinyl chloride?
News coverage of the East Palestine train derailment has ranged from hysteria to hysteria. One would think that one of ...
Mutant mosquito that transmits malaria year round and is resistant to local insecticides identified in Kenya
Researchers from Kenya’s Medical Research Institute have detected a new species of mosquito in the East African nation that has shown ...
GLP Podcast & Video: FDA checks chocolate-heart health claims; Cure for binge drinking? Gene-edited wheat may cut cancer risk
Does dark chocolate reduce your heart disease risk? The FDA says candy companies need to tread lightly when it comes ...
Viewpoint: No, pollinator declines are not causing 500,000 premature human deaths a year, as The Guardian and Le Monde report
Under the catchy title "The decline of pollinating insects causes 500,000 premature deaths per year", lepoint.fr published a brief translation ...
Best way for obese people to lose weight? Lifestyle change advocates debate gloomy prognosis linked to the role of genes
It's been a challenging few months for people with severe overweight issues mulling how best to shed what could be ...
Is long COVID ‘psychogenic’? Challenging claims that the disease is ‘all in the head’
In the early months of 2020 as Covid swept the world, I was a science writer with a mandate to ...
