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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9’6”: Here is how genetics and Marfan syndrome created the world’s tallest man
When I heard rumours of a new contender for the world's tallest man in northern Ghana, I set out to ...
‘The Hemsworth Alzheimer’s disease gene’: Revisiting the nature-nurture debate
It's frightening when your future health seems indelibly determined, and the prospects are not good. That’s what Chris Hemsworth, the ...
‘Genetic family curse’: What caused the premature deaths of Elvis and his daughter Lisa Marie?
As theories swirled over what caused Lisa Marie’s premature death, one author has blamed it on a genetic curse from ...
32% drop since 1991: Cancer death rates continue to decline at an accelerating pace
The risk of dying from cancer in the United States has decreased over the past 28 years according to annual ...
Podcast: How blind people time sleep and eating without the light-driven circadian clock
Perceiving without seeing: How light resets your internal clock ...
Dietary bogeyman? Is oxalate the root of dozens of food-related diseases — as alternative medicine advocates claim?
You will hear oxalate demonized by Sally K. Norton, who has just published a book about her theory. It’s called Toxic ...
Podcast and video: GE chestnut tree coming soon? Tylenol doesn’t cause autism; Damar Hamlin-COVID vaccine controversy
After years of delay, a genetically engineered chestnut tree may finally receive USDA approval. Is it headed for a new ...
Should you start fasting? What does science say about autophagy and ketosis?
Autophagy (which directly translates to self-eating) is a term that is often associated with fasting and longevity. This is a ...
Viewpoint: Glyphosate and other ‘toxic herbicides’ in school lunches? Food Chain Radio hosts disinformation specialist Zen Honeycutt
School lunches might not be the perfect sustenance, I don't know. When I was in school, the institutionalized food was ...
Drinking lots of water ‘may slow down aging and prolong a disease-free life’, study shows
We all know if you're going to be outside in the heat or exercising, it's important to drink water to ...
Plastic pollution epidemic: Microplastics have found their way into our fruits and veggies
Unwittingly, we may be consuming tiny fragments of plastic with almost every bite we take. In 2022, analysis by the Environmental ...
The air in our homes is making us sick. Here’s what we can do about it
The technology and the human knowledge necessary to improve indoor air exist. But despite decades’ worth of science linking dirty ...
What causes aging? AI analysis of humans, rats and fish reveals how genes influence lifespan
By using artificial intelligence to analyze data from a wide variety of tissues – collected from humans, mice, rats, and ...
Inside America’s STI crisis: 40% of pregnant mothers with syphilis lose their child, and the numbers are growing exponentially
Across the board, sexually transmitted infections are on a “shocking” upward trajectory, according to public health experts. Preliminary data from ...
How do you metabolize medication and what is your risk of diseases? 150,000 volunteer study participants are gaining access to the results
Michelle Anderson recently learned her body metabolizes medicines more slowly than average. It was a small piece of information, but ...
Prolonged grief disorder: 5-15% of bereaved people experience chronic mourning. What does that mean and how might it impact your health?
Every human being will experience grief at some point in their lives — it’s a fundamental human experience. “I think ...
Podcast: 200 years after the birth of father of genetics Gregor Mendel, scientists unearth his body and sequence his DNA
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Gregor Mendel, the father of genetics, a group of scientists decided ...
Why are walnuts considered a new ‘brain food’?
A new clinical trial of undergraduate students during their university studies has shown positive effects of walnut consumption on self-reported ...
99%+ of 10,127 foods test below EPA pesticide benchmarks, USDA reports
USDA’s Pesticide Data Program has just released its report for calendar year 2021. The PDP surveys pesticide residues in food ...
Next gut health trend? You’ve heard of prebiotics — but what are postbiotics?
Postbiotics are the newest gut health trend promising to improve our skin, boost our strength and even reverse signs of ...
Super survivors: Some women outlive deadly ovarian cancer prognoses by more than a decade. Here’s why
A remarkable combination of genetic mutations in “exceptional survivors” of ovarian cancer could explain how these women outlived their deadly ...
Physicians rebuke threats against hospitals that offer resources for gender-affirming care
In what has become an increasingly frequent occurrence, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) has had to issue ...
Our individual genetic makeups drive how we respond to a COVID infection
A striking characteristic of COVID‑19 is that the severity of clinical outcomes is remarkably variable. Establishing a prognosis for individuals ...
Live to 150? That’s what some AI algorithms claim is possible. What does the science say?
We’re obsessed with aging. In the quest to prolong life while remaining healthy, people have tried everything from turtle soup ...
Viewpoint: ‘Less starvation and less malnutrition are a priceless benefit of GM crops’
Over the past 20 years, academics have analyzed the yield effects following the adoption of GM crops in every market ...
Natural, plant-based air purifiers? This bioengineered houseplant can clean pollutants from the air
A startup in Paris has developed a plant that could take over the work of 30 houseplants — and it’s just the ...
Bioactive compounds from potatoes and tomatoes could help us create new cancer drugs
Vegetables such as potatoes could someday help us fight cancer, according to a study completed at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland and published ...
