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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We thought herpes was untreatable. Now, that might change
Virologists Martine Aubert and Keith Jerome are doing laboratory experiments to develop a gene therapy aimed at curing herpes ...
Hollowed-out cheeks, sunken eyes, and excess skin: ‘Ozempic face’ plagues some weight loss drug users
'Ozempic face' – a term used to describe the hollowed-out cheeks, sunken eyes, and excess skin that can arise from ...
GLP podcast: ‘Fat acceptance’ harms public health; Consumers don’t want to eat insects; 7 tips for sniffing out pseudoscience
Obesity is a victim status not a serious medical condition, according to the fat-acceptance movement. What does the available evidence ...
For the 75% of babies globally who are fed formula, this genetically engineered, nutritionally-enhanced plant-based milk could dramatically improve infant health
Worldwide, a majority of babies — approximately 75% — drink infant formula in their first six months of life, either ...
Microplastics have been found in our lungs, blood and brain. Should we be concerned?
Scientists are just beginning to understand the effect plastic in the body has on health, but research continues to push ...
Common belief about periods: Women are less mentally agile during menstruation. Fact: Reaction times improve
Belief about periods: Women are less mentally agile during menstruation. Fact: Reaction times improve, according to new research ...
US girls are getting their periods younger than ever before. What’s causing early puberty?
Researchers say multiple factors are likely impacting early puberty, including obesity, stress and endocrine-disrupting hormones ...
‘It’s the (number of) calories, stupid!’: USDA report, top food expert challenge claims that ultra-processed foods driving obesity epidemic
Ultra-processed foods — demonized for years for their supposed effect on our waistlines — do not actually make people fat, ...
Cannabis and anxiety: Some people self medicate while others claim it causes more problems. What does the latest research say?
A study of cannabis users suffering from anxiety found that they reported reductions in anxiety over the study period ...
Auto-brewery syndrome: The woman who was drunk all the time but never took a sip of alcohol
Auto-brewery syndrome is a rare condition in which bacteria & fungus in the gastrointestinal tract turn the carbohydrates in food ...
1 in 9: More than 10% of US children are diagnosed with ADHD, as surge that began in 2016 continues
Diagnoses of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have surged in the United States over the last several years, according to a new ...
Nuance needed: Teen social media use has positive influences as well
Researchers, media and politicians all tend to focus on the negative aspects of social media, according to psychologist and researcher ...
Why this endangered horseshoe crab species is drained of blue blood to save human lives
Horseshoe crabs’ special blue blood is drained and used to test whether vaccines and medicines are dangerous ...
Wegovy and Ozempic: How do GLP-1 weight-loss drugs work?
Here’s a primer on Ozempic and other popular drugs being widely used for diabetes, weight loss, and obesity ...
How long can you expect to keep the weight off after you stop taking Ozempic or Wegovy?
Research shows that Wegovy users receiving weekly injections can keep the weight off for up to four years ...
‘Thousands of children could die’: Far left The Guardian joins chorus criticizing Greenpeace’s ‘catastrophic’ plan to block Golden Rice rollout in the Philippines
Scientists have warned that a court decision to block the growing of the genetically modified (GM) crop Golden Rice in ...
How the media portrayed a study: “High Levels of Glyphosate Found in Sperm” – What data actually show: Almost no chemical traces and no effect on sperm
The headlines explode in horror and the anti-glyphosate mobs spring to action. The headlines scream: Males may not be able ...
‘Heightened alert’: Avian flu detected in water supplies, virus found in the meat of one cow, and flu-tainted milk has infected mice and cats
Since the beginning of the year, the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu strain that previously had killed tens of millions ...
Genetic engineering to fight malaria: Oxitec-bred non-biting mosquitoes altered to carry a gene that kills deadly females before maturity released in Djibouti
Tens of thousands of (GMO) mosquitoes have been released in Djibouti to stop the spread of an invasive species that ...
Pros and cons of the ‘carnivore’ diet?
Breakfast: Bacon with eggs. Lunch: Ground beef cooked in tallow. Dinner: Venison steak with a side of bone marrow ...
Eating french fries is as unhealthy as smoking 25 cigarettes? Pseudoscience on health and food abounds
I had never heard of psychiatrist Dr. Paul Saladino, which is somewhat surprising because he is quite frisky in the ...
Your genes might raise chances of having a heart attack during this presidential election year
People with high stress, along with anxiety or depression, are more susceptible to cardiac arrest, researchers found ...
Number of illnesses that weight loss drug Wegovy likely could treat are growing
Research is accumulating showing that GLP-1s can protect against cardiovascular problems — even when weight-loss is minimal ...
Sweden vs. United States: Whose COVID suppression strategy was more effective in containing the pandemic and limiting impacts on school children?
COVID-19 cases and deaths internationally have fallen to their lowest levels in four years. The data now permits a comparison ...
Comparing endoscopic bariatric procedure to the new weight loss drugs: Which results in a larger weight loss and is more cost-effective?
Interest in the latest generation of weight-loss drugs shows no sign of flagging, but a new study shows that a ...
Viewpoint: As the worm turns — Don’t get your science from the guy who says a tapeworm ate his brain
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (RFK Jr.) isn’t known for subtlety. As the ringleader of America’s anti-vaccine movement, the rogue presidential ...
Decline of dairy? Bird flu found in milk another factor in plummeting milk popularity
Milk is defined by its percentages: nonfat, 2 percent, whole. Now there is a different kind of milk percentage to ...
