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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Vasectomies are becoming a political statement
The fate of male reproductive organs is not a traditional concern in debates about the environment. But this is the ...
Cancer and cocktails? Physician groups urge that alcohol should carry a warning label
In recent years, a growing number of medical and public health groups have introduced public awareness campaigns warning people to ...
Why your sex designated at birth may not match your genetics
There are lots of different conditions that fall under the umbrella of intersex. In humans, the phenotypic sex is usually ...
Infographic: Is COVID here to stay? Why the virus may never be eradicated
Nature asked more than 100 immunologists, infectious-disease researchers and virologists working on the coronavirus whether it could be eradicated. Almost ...
Using CRISPR to fight antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’
The superbugs are winning the antibiotics wars. CRISPR could turn the tide ...
When it comes to COVID, identical doesn’t always mean the same: Twins got COVID together but their illnesses followed different trajectories
Early last spring, [twin] sisters from Rochester, Mich., checked themselves into the hospital with fevers and shortness of breath. While ...
Video: Are there benefits to exercising in cold weather?
Research suggests exposure to the cold can help activate brown fat cells which burn more calories. Does this translate to ...
Healthy weight gain? Genes that increase the risk of obesity may protect as many as 45% of overweight people from heart disease
People living with obesity tend to have unhealthy glucose and lipid levels in their blood, as well as high blood ...
Apocalyptic and conspiratorial views are escalating as the pandemic persists
Since ancient times, pandemics have spurred sharp turns in political beliefs, spawning extremist movements, waves of mistrust and wholesale rejection ...
The US is experiencing the mildest flu season in memory. Here’s why
The U.S. is seeing historically low levels of influenza this season, which started in September 2020. This time last year, ...
For some COVID victims, it’s a tortured path regaining a sense of smell
Smell is instrumental in our perception of flavors, allowing us to differentiate strawberry from raspberry ice cream and warning us ...
8 advocacy organizations and websites spreading misinformation about technology, chemicals, food and environmental risk
Are you worried about the environment and the 'proliferation of unnecessary chemicals'? Concerned that CRISPR and other forms of genetic ...
Vitamin-D and COVID: The polarized, messy debate and whether you should consider taking it
Views on Vitamin D are almost as polarized as politics; in fact the whole debate around COVID-19 and vitamin D ...
Obesity contributor? Fructose — a commonly used sweetener — disrupts our immune system, study shows
Fructose is a type of simple sugar that makes up 50% of table sugar. It is found in sugary drinks ...
Law firms that led glyphosate-cancer litigation against Bayer want a ‘bigger slice’ of the record-breaking settlement
Plaintiffs’ firms that led the legal campaign against Bayer AG are fighting over $800 million in fees from the Roundup ...
‘Long COVID’: One third of symptomatic survivors have long haul symptoms
About 33% of COVID-19 patients who were never sick enough to require hospitalization continue to complain months later of symptoms ...
Podcast: Dogology—The science of our four-legged friends
Geneticist Kat Arney brings you some scientific tails as we explore the genetics of dog breeds and behaviour ...
With symptoms from rashes to strokes, is COVID a blood vessel disease?
Some of the earliest insights into how COVID-19 can act like a vascular disease came from studying the aftermath of the most ...
Defying world trends, India sees dramatic drop in COVID cases, stumping scientists
[Early on in the pandemic, COVID] infections climbed dramatically for months and at one point India looked like it might ...
Infographic: History’s 11 deadliest plagues, from the Antonine epidemic in ancient Rome to COVID-19
The novel coronavirus took just a few months to sweep the globe. More than 2.5 million people around the world ...
Navigating advertising landmines on the path to egg freezing
More women in the UK than ever before are considering freezing their eggs, with the sharp rise in inquiries at ...
‘Spread like wildfire’: Conspiracy theories undermining COVID vaccine efforts spreading from Western countries to Africa
Anti-vaccine sentiment, often fed by rumours spread on social media, is already thriving in the West. But a similar dynamic ...
Taking Vitamin C or zinc to fight a cold or COVID? New study shows they have no effect
Over the years, scientific studies have not conclusively shown that [zinc or vitamin C] can help overcome illnesses such as ...
Is the flu more dangerous than COVID, as many people believe? Study shows risk of COVID death is 3.5 times higher
"We can now say definitively that COVID-19 is much more severe than seasonal influenza," said… Dr. Amol Verma, a researcher ...
Viewpoint: New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof echoes scientifically dubious fears about falling sperm counts and ‘endocrine disrupting’ chemicals
The New York Times' Nicholas Kristof has shown an admirable commitment over the years towards highlighting under-reported stories. He fights ...
Viewpoint: Let them eat cheese: Evidence shows this ‘guilty pleasure’ doesn’t deserve its unhealthy reputation
A large body of research suggests that cheese’s reputation as a fattening, heart-imperiling food is undeserved. When it comes to ...
Hundreds of novel coronaviruses likely lurking in animal species around the world
[New research] identifies hundreds of animal species that may become infected with known coronaviruses, although many of these infections haven't ...
