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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Is chocolate good for you? Claims that dark chocolate can lower heart disease risk need second look, FDA says
U.S. Food and Drug Administration has weighed in on whether chocolate is good for the heart. The answer, it turns ...
Clues to possible new treatments for tuberculosis: Genetic mutation that leads to Gaucher disease may protect Ashkenazi Jews from TB
In research published February 6 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Cambridge scientists – with colleagues in ...
How long do you ‘naturally’ sleep? Scientists unwrap genetic factors
Flies reveal secrets of sleep: Aggie biologists are joining forces with the University of Pennsylvania to solve the mystery of ...
TikTok chicken conspiracy: No, RNA technology has not been added to animal feed or eggs
"Let's talk about eggs and why there's a massive shortage and a massive increase in pricing. The RNA technology, you ...
Gene-edited wheat ‘significantly lowers levels of cancer-linked acrylamide which forms when bread is baked or toasted’
A strain of gene-edited wheat that could be sold in Britain under a new law has been shown to lower ...
HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ under the microscope: Could a zombie fungus really infect humans?
The hit HBO series "The Last Of Us" describes a post-pandemic world devastated by a mass outbreak of a "zombie ...
Rethinking artificial sweeteners? Fake sugars may not cause cancer but they’re not great for losing weight either
Let’s start by noting that the World Health Organization (WHO) recently warned against using artificial sweeteners for weight control. What? ...
‘Love hormone’ in doubt? Research on monogamous prairie voles raises doubts about oxytocin’s role in social bonding
For 40 years, oxytocin has been believed to be the ‘love hormone’ or the ‘cuddle hormone’ which inspires love and ...
All in your head? Long COVID has been dismissed by some as a psychological phenomenon and not a medical condition. Here’s why they are wrong
Despite all the patient voices and validating studies from university labs, long Covid has been dismissed by some doctors and ...
Mysterious kidney disease epidemic flares up in Central America with climate change and chemicals suspected as drivers
José Lopez didn't want to die, but the alternative — having a scalpel plunged through his abdominal wall to install ...
Hormone therapy for menopause: Here’s an updated primer
The biggest takeaway from the last two decades of research is that age matters: For women who go through early ...
Sleeping pills hasten dementia? Bogus study illustrates how correlation studies are often manipulated to reach a desired, ideological conclusion
A new exploratory paper links sleeping pills to dementia but while the press release uses the term risk frequently, it ...
Free sperm freezing: Russia’s offer to soldiers with a good chance of dying in Ukraine
Russia’s health ministry will provide financial support for sperm freezing to soldiers sent to fight in Ukraine ...
‘Sleep is a need, but it’s also a ritual’: Exploring the scientific mystery of snoozing
Why do living things sleep? “Ask researchers this question, and listen as, like clockwork, a sense of awe and frustration ...
Viewpoint: Are Americans being duped by the organic label and claims by its proponents?
The claim that organic farming produces tastier food is simply unsupported by scientific consensus at this time. However, this claim ...
Viewpoint: Tracking the quality of what we eat — ‘Diet is the single leading predictor for chronic disease risk in the modern world’
Diet quality, measured objectively, is the single leading predictor variable for all-cause mortality and total chronic disease risk in the modern ...
Hike a day keeps the doctor away? Spending time in nature could reduce need for anxiety and blood pressure medications, study suggests
Spending time outside with trees, water and everything else nature has to offer, may reduce the need for anxiety drugs ...
Mouthfeel: Here’s why we find chocolate so irresistible
Researchers have decoded the sensory processing mechanisms that make the sensation of eating chocolate so irresistible to most people ...
Challenging the belief that ‘eating soy-based foods can increase the risk of breast cancer’ and 9 other nutrition myths
Some false ideas about nutrition seem to linger in American culture like a terrible song stuck in your head. So ...
Anti-vaccine beliefs stoke growing cases of measles and chickenpox in the US
Growing vaccine hesitancy fuels measles, chickenpox resurgence in U.S. Anti-vaccine sentiment has increased since the pandemic, driven by politicization around ...
GLP Facts and Fallacies Podcast and Video: ‘Industrial’ farming unsustainable? Junk science and academic freedom; Oxalate, the new dietary bogeyman
Are our current farming practices unsustainable? If so, how do we make them sustainable? Academic freedom enables researchers to pursue ...
Do you drink alcohol or smoke tobacco? Your genes may play a role
Study reveals that some people could be genetically predisposed to consuming alcohol and tobacco Research shows that, while cultural influence ...
Meet the women who described, named, and brought long COVID into the light
Years into the pandemic, scientists are still trying to understand long COVID ...
Video: Thanks to a rare mutation, this man is helping science understand the importance of feeling pain
Steven Pete has never felt pain. How a rare genetic mutation has changed his life ...
Do you rarely feel in the mood to exercise? Your gut bacteria could be partly to blame
Some species of gut-dwelling bacteria activate nerves in the gut to promote the desire to exercise, according to a study ...
‘The harder you push, the better you’ll perform’: Here’s how physical activity boosts your brain’s processing power
You have heard it before, but it’s now even clearer: Physical activity leads to improved performance at school, at least ...
Long COVID: How long do symptoms linger? Experts disagree
The majority of long Covid symptoms resolve within the first year after infection for people with mild cases of Covid-19, ...
