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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Viewpoint: ‘Fashionable nonsense’ — Why embracing a ‘sex spectrum’ is at odds with scientific data
The scientific community is increasingly embracing sociopolitical ideologies and philosophies that are blatantly at odds with scientific data. The highest ...
‘Omicron has started to splinter’: Winter COVID wave may come with a ‘dizzying barrage’ of new variants
The last big variant of concern — the hypertransmissible Omicron offshoot known as BA.5 — peaked in July. Since then, ...
‘Healthy fat is not about the amount of fat’: Exercising improves the health of fat cells, helping them clean debris from your bloodstream
Many of us may not realize that body fat can be metabolically healthy — or the reverse — no matter ...
‘If you want to stop the condition, you need to regrow brain cells’: Inside the ‘hugely complex’ fight against Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s was first described in medical texts more than 200 years ago, yet there is still no cure. It’s a ...
Long COVID can strip away a decade’s worth of exercise gains, study suggests
Long covid can rob people of health, energy, employment and joy. It may also strip away the equivalent of a ...
Immunity boost: Some people with ‘lucky genes’ may get an extra strong protection from COVID shots
Researchers analysed blood samples from people who took part in five different trials, including 1,600 adults who had either the ...
Male birth control update: After decades of development, what’s standing in the way of products that actually work?
There has been a strong interest in new contraceptives for men over the past decade, but little progress has been ...
Will ‘biological push notifications’ from weight loss gadgets keep people on track with their diets?
I felt a special kind of awe, then panic, watching my glucose levels skyrocket for the first time after relishing ...
Podcast: ‘Botched’ nutrition reporting; Alcohol abstinence boosts brain health; What causes acne?
Reporters continue to exaggerate the results of low-quality nutrition studies. Their desire to attract readers with dramatic headlines may be ...
Rethinking human enhancement: Is aging a disease?
In 1851, blacks throughout the US were reported to suffer from a disease called “drapetomania.” The symptoms—a white physician argued—were bouts ...
‘What’s happening to me?’ Even doctors struggle to find answers after coming down with long COVID
According to a recent survey published by the National Center for Health Statistics, about 14% of all US adult populations have experienced ...
Viewpoint: IARC has labeled cell phones, night shifts and coffee as likely carcinogens — but we’re not doomed. Here’s why we don’t need to panic
Over the years IARC has labeled red meat, pickled foods and salted fish, carpentry, working at night, using cell phones, ...
Orange-colored bananas? New variety packed with 10x the vitamin A developed in Uganda provides essential nutrients for children and pregnant women – if approved
Research has shown promising results, with the transgenic banana variety having 100 percent vitamin A content. The fortified variety has ...
A CRISPR cure for HIV? Gene-editing technology may be able stop viral replication in its tracks and wipe out infections
In July, an HIV-positive man became the first volunteer in a clinical trial aimed at using Crispr gene editing to ...
Here comes COVID winter 3. What can we expect?
Hospitals nationwide are preparing for another winter with Covid — the first one that's also expected to include high levels ...
California bill bars doctors from spreading COVID misinformation to patients — but not on social media, raising doubts about its effectiveness
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation on September 30 that gives the state some ammunition against physicians who spread lies about COVID ...
Does it matter when you eat dinner? Earlier in the day — and within a 10 hour window — may help boost metabolism and fight obesity
A reason to eat earlier in the day? Participants who ate meals four hours later in the day were more ...
Podcast: The story behind the vitamin-boosting purple tomato and its benefits to animal and human health
Anthocyanins are a class of plant pigments associated with healthful qualities in food. While research continues to assess their true ...
Viewpoint: Ideology not science — Here’s why NBC News’ factually inaccurate reporting on the ‘dangers’ of the weedkiller glyphosate sets a dangerous precedent
What happens when an online information resource leans into clickbait? It’s annoying but generally harmless entertainment. When it’s a resource ...
COVID was way deadlier in Red State Republicans than for Democrats. What’s the role of anti-vaccine rhetoric?
Despite early wide-scale access to COVID-19 vaccines, the U.S. has outstripped its peer countries when it comes to the all-important ...
Podcast: Science Facts and Fallacies host debates body positivity activists on ‘Dr. Phil’
Science Facts and Fallacies host Cameron English recently appeared on the Dr. Phil show to tackle an incendiary question: Has ...
Some people can still feel lost limbs after amputation. Here’s how studying ‘phantom limb syndrome’ could offer clues to understanding consciousness
Phantom limbs are a striking demonstration of the importance of the body for self-consciousness ...
‘The third time might not be the charm’: Is there a limit to how many times you can get COVID?
One wonders whether the cycle could continue forever—whether many of us will eventually get covid for a fourth time, or a fifth, ...
Fact check: Associated Press debunks social media claims that GMO corn can cause cancer
Social media users in recent days have falsely claimed genetically modified corn isn’t safe because it’s been found to cause ...
Acne affects half of people over 25 in Western countries — but it’s ‘basically nonexistent’ in non-industrialized societies. Why?
While acne affects half of people over age 25 in modern societies, it's basically nonexistent in non-industrialized societies. This disparity ...
You don’t always retain the eye color you’re born with. Here’s a genetic explanation why
Evidence suggests that whether a baby's eye colour changes or not depends a lot on the colour itself. One study ...
‘Human Genome Project for our diets’: Here’s how bioactive compounds could overcome a dearth of vegetables in Americans’ health
A recent paper published in Nature Food to inform the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health proposes a public challenge ...
