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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Podcast: How to live in a partially COVID-vaccinated society
[A]bout a quarter of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated. So until many more people get their shots, Americans remain ...
Viewpoint: Critical juncture — ‘Situation getting enormously better in growing vaccinated population, while growing worse in the unvaccinated group’
Life has become even riskier for unvaccinated people, particularly those who have never had covid-19. ... While treatments for covid-19 ...
Lack of sleep nearly doubles risk of sexual dysfunction, concludes Mayo Clinic study
Consistently getting a bad night's sleep may lead to an unsatisfactory sex life for many older women, a new study ...
Podcast: Pig and cow organs for human transplant? From valves to tendons, xenotransplanted animal parts are common, but so is rejection due to alpha gal meat allergies. Gene-altered pigs could change that
[A recent] episode covered Alpha Gal Syndrome, the tick-induced allergy to beef and pork. The same immunological response could also ...
‘Look out; we’re coming for you’: It’s scary for public health officials on the front lines of the politicized COVID crisis
Public servants like [Santa Cruz health officer Dr. Gail] Newel have become the face of government authority in the pandemic ...
Does your child snore? Links found to brain changes and behavioral problems as they grow older
[R]esearchers examined MRI images collected from more than 10,000 children aged 9 to 10 years enrolled in the Adolescent Brain ...
Coffee is good for you. There are dozens of carcinogens in coffee. What are the real facts about whether coffee is healthy or not?
Moderate coffee intake is linked to a lower likelihood of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, liver and endometrial cancers, Parkinson’s disease and depression. ... For years, researchers linked ...
Viewpoint: Genetically modified mosquito release ‘represents the best of what public-private collaborations can do’
10 years after the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) first invited Oxitec to the Keys, and in efforts to ...
Viewpoint: Why are misconceptions about transgender youth so widespread? Maybe too many people listen to misinformed pundits like FOX’s Tucker Carlson
[Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson has] repeatedly mangled and misrepresented the science on gender dysphoria and transgender youth. ... "There ...
Country-by-country guide of where you can travel once you are fully vaccinated
As more of the world’s population gets vaccinated, travel is already beginning to make a comeback as countries begin to ...
Bad luck: How the world came close to sidestepping COVID-19
[SARS-CoV-2] almost didn't make it as a pandemic virus. Only bad luck and the packed conditions of the Huanan seafood ...
Practical travel tips: Why you will need a vaccine passport
Here’s why a vaccine passport could be the key to having a safe, seamless trip the next time you travel. ...
Will athletes recovered from COVID face career-ending myocarditis or other heart problems?
[For] athletes participating in professional, collegiate, high school or even recreational sports, significant unanswered questions remain about the aftereffects of ...
Gender bias: When people express the same amount of pain, female patients’ experiences are viewed as less intense
In a recent study published by the Journal of Pain, co-authored by Elizabeth Losin, assistant professor of psychology and director of ...
Can you get COVID after vaccination? Only a handful of cases reported so far
Nearly 83 million Americans have received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine, and it’s unclear just how many ...
Dating apps, gay sex and drug use: Syphilis running rampant after eradication appeared on the horizon
In 2000, syphilis rates were so low that public health officials believed eradication was on the horizon. But the rates ...
Viewpoint: Can we reach a ’sensitive consensus’ on the personal and divisive issue of changing gender identity? Here’s an attempt
If we were going to construct a test-case for how dysfunctional our politics have become, it would be hard to ...
Fighting gut inflammation? Limiting alcohol, sugar, processed foods and animal-based proteins could be key
Reporting their findings in the journal Gut, [a team of researchers at the University of Groningen and University Medical Centre ...
Is it safe to use growth hormones to treat unusually short children? Here are the pros and cons
Experts estimate that 60 percent to 80 percent of children who are short for their age do not have a ...
Only 5 senses? There’s actually 6 more, and here’s how they work
Aristotle’s desperately outdated five sense model may still be popular, but it vastly under-estimates our extraordinary human capacity for sensing ...
1/3 of American adults can now legally smoke marijuana. Here is how weed affects your brain and body, for good and bad
Marijuana can make you feel good. One of weed's active ingredients, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) interacts with the brain's reward system, the ...
Reaching herd immunity may not be the end of COVID danger. We can lose it
Even if the US (or any other country) thinks it has reached herd immunity, global travel could introduce new variants ...
‘You are 3 times more likely to get hit by lightning than die from a COVID vaccine’: Misinformation on shot risk dominates social media
According to recent data from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, you're three times more likely to get struck ...
GE probiotic? CRISPR-edited yeast produce vitamin A precursor beta-carotene
Researchers have genetically engineered a probiotic yeast to produce beta-carotene in the guts of laboratory mice. The advance demonstrates the ...
The incredible shrinking heart: Astronaut Scott Kelly’s heart shrunk by ¼ during his year in space, raising concerns about Mars travel
In a study published on [March 29] in the journal Circulation, scientists reported that the largest chamber of the heart ...
Weary of pandemic restrictions? History repeats itself 100 years after pushback against Spanish flu precautions
Picture the United States struggling to deal with a deadly pandemic. State and local officials enact a slate of social-distancing ...
Our food has never been safer, so why are we so scared of it?
Why you shouldn't trust your brain ...
