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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Why we overeat — and how studying voracious locusts may help us learn to curtail a dangerous human vice
This story starts in an unusual place for an article about human nutrition: a cramped, humid and hot room somewhere ...
Do energy drinks and caffeinated sodas provide the same energy jolt as coffee?
Scientists testing coffee against plain caffeine found that plain caffeine only partially reproduces the effects of drinking a cup of ...
‘It ages the brain by a decade’: Long COVID symptoms including extreme fatigue and brain fog take severe health toll
Scientists tested the cognitive function of more than 3,000 participants and found those with longer-lasting Covid symptoms had the strongest ...
During the COVID pandemic, Republicans in Ohio and Florida had a higher mortality rate than Democrats
A study confined to COVID deaths in Florida and Ohio suggests that the Grim Reaper’s “excess” deaths, when stratified by ...
The ‘great sex’ debate: Technique or connection?
The unhappiest time in a sex therapist’s office is around Valentine’s Day, says Dr. Peggy Kleinplatz, a professor in the ...
Viewpoint: Why much of what you’ve read about the health dangers of ultra-processed foods is wrong
The selling point of books like Ultra-Processed People is the idea that everything you know is wrong. Chris Van Tulleken, ...
China challenges anti-GMO disinformation that floods the internet
A host of experts and officials have recently defended the safety of genetically modified food, as China seeks to bolster ...
A new COVID vaccine is arriving this fall. Will anyone take it?
Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax are slated to deliver new single-strain coronavirus shots targeting the omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 in September ...
Are eating disorders hereditary?
Today scientists believe that mental illnesses are highly complex and may be associated with hundreds or possibly thousands of genes ...
Exposed but never caught COVID? Lucky genes may protect you
Researchers found that people who carry a genetic variant of a protein found on cell surfaces are less likely to ...
What are the prospects that we might soon face another coronavirus-like viral pandemic?
There are signs of a mid-summer surge in COVID-19 cases, particularly in the Midwest and West, that have some experts ...
‘Nothing short of a miracle’: Surgeons reattach boy’s head after car accident
Surgeons in Israel performed a miracle surgery and managed to reattach a boy’s head after he was hit by a ...
Synthetic alcohol: Booze with all the buzz — but without the hangover?
What if you could indulge in your favorite cocktails with no hangover or other ill effects? ...
Viewpoint: Here’s why newborn genetic screening is so crucial
Taken as a whole, rare diseases are common, afflicting more than 30 million people in the United States and more ...
What makes ‘ultra-processed food’ so unhealthy?
A recent analysis by the Access to Nutrition Initiative finds about 70% of food products sold in the U.S. are unhealthy — ...
Mushroom hallucinogen sales booming despite reports of serious side effects
When a hemp dispensary in this Florida city started to stock edibles with certain mushroom extracts last year, state regulators ...
Ideal way to administer drugs, take diagnostics, and more? The untapped medical potential of the vagina
The vagina has huge untapped medical potential. Scientists are only just beginning to investigate the organ's many healthcare applications ...
90% adults fall short of eating their daily recommended vegetables. Could gene-edited salad greens make a difference?
A food and agriculture startup called Pairwise developed CRISPR-edited vegetables to make them more palatable. They created a breed of ...
Bisexuality: Nearly 10% of Americans report having had both male and female partners — three times more than in 1994
A new study shows that bisexuality—being attracted to or engaging in sexual behavior with people of both sexes—has tripled in ...
‘They’re both breakthroughs’: Two new obesity drugs that could be cheaper and more effective than Ozempic on course for approval
Hormone mimics offer advantages even beyond those of the potent weight-loss shots on the market now ...
Newest malaria vaccine protects 80% of vaccinated children — but accessibility remains major stumbling block in Africa
Nigeria approved a promising new malaria vaccine. It's called R21, and in early trials, up to 80% of kids who ...
Viewpoint: How ‘predictive AI’ is changing healthcare for the better
The quality of predictive AI can be measured, generative AI models produce different answers ...
Is MSG a ‘silent killer lurking in your kitchen cabinet’? Debunking Joe Mercola’s hysterical ‘MSG can harm you’ myth
MSG has been used as a flavor enhancer for several thousand years. It is one of the key components of ...
COVID air detector: ‘You can know essentially in real time, or every 5 minutes, if there is a live virus in the air’
A team of researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering and the School of Medicine has developed a proof-of-concept air ...
Rethinking sustainability: Does nutritional value of dairy products offset environmental impacts of milk production?
Researchers from Virginia Tech's School of Animal Sciences analyzed global data to better understand the holistic role of the dairy ...
Celiac-safe wheat? Here’s how gene editing can eliminate crop allergens
In the absence of celiac-safe wheat in the market, gluten intolerant population needs to follow a lifelong gluten-free diet to ...
How the U.S. is gearing up for a repeat “tripledemic” this fall as threats of a surge in COVID-19 cases grow
Is the United States out of the woods yet with COVID? The evidence is problematic ...
