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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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‘If I get sick from COVID, what is the chance that I will die?’
Perhaps the most important question that each of us wants to know in regard to the coronavirus pandemic is, "Will ...
Antioxidants: Magic bullets for health and longevity—or marketing gimmick?
Antioxidants are chemical compounds that can be a vitamin, mineral, enzyme, or one of thousands of other naturally occurring plant ...
Video: Anti-COVID vaccine movement? How the Trump administration has eroded trust in science
Distrust in the Trump administration has turned into distrust of science, adding to an already powerful anti-vaccine movement. Infectious-disease epidemiologists ...
High-tech medical and dental innovation garner the headlines but the most impactful practices are mostly lower tech and prevention-focused
Much of the progress in medicine during the past half-century has involved expensive, high-tech diagnostic tests and therapies. The trend in ...
Ebola-like virus, Chapare, emerges in Bolivia
[A new] disease, caused by the Chapare virus, killed three people and is thought to have sickened at least five during [an] ...
As COVID is transmitted via airborne particles, there’s no evidence that sanitizing surfaces lowers risk of infection
All over the world, workers are soaping, wiping and fumigating surfaces with an urgent sense of purpose: to fight the ...
Aging reversed using high-pressure hyperbaric oxygen chamber, Israeli researchers claim in peer reviewed study
Scientists in Israel showed they could turn back the clock in two key areas of the body believed to be ...
‘Reverse dieting’ fad reality check: Is it possible to maintain a lower body weight while consuming more calories?
We all know that when it comes to weight loss, dropping the pounds is the easy part. It’s keeping weight ...
Prescription-strength omega-3 fatty acid fish oil supplements don’t prevent heart disease, study finds
Prior research into a prescription medicine derived from fish called Vascepa, announced earlier this year, suggested it might be of real value ...
Harvard and Stanford business schools pursue different – but equally successful – strategies to contain COVID on campus
Two elite programs, two wildly different approaches in tone and execution. In terms of the substance of their efforts, though, ...
Natural Cycles wearable birth control monitor on track for FDA approval
The Natural Cycles app uses daily temperature measurements and period cycle tracking to predict the days someone is least likely ...
COVID immunity could last years, even decades, study suggests — but we can’t know for sure
[W]e won't know exactly how long immunity lasts without continuing to study those who have recovered from COVID-19. However, [a] new study, ...
COVID-infected pregnant women often face symptoms for months
In the largest study to date of COVID-19 among non-hospitalized pregnant women, researchers analyzed the clinical course and outcomes of ...
Seasonal cold infections might generate protective antibodies against COVID-19
[S]easonal coronavirus infections occur frequently and typically result in a mild, common cold-like illness. The presence of these coronavirus infections ...
Why COVID death counts are not rising as quickly as confirmed cases
Charlotte Summers, an intensive-care physician at the University of Cambridge, UK, says that data collected by the country’s National Health ...
Is your temperature lower than 98.6? Here’s why you shouldn’t be worried
Feeling under the weather? Chances are you or your doctor will grab a thermometer, take your temperature and hope for ...
Viewpoint: After large Thanksgiving gatherings, expect small Christmas funerals
“You’re going to have a lot of sick folks who caught (COVID-19) during Thanksgiving. We know this is the perfect ...
Do you want to eat turkey or be the turkey: Reflect on this before you host a large gathering for Thanksgiving
My blog posts around Thanksgiving are predictably dull: Turkey Genetics 101, The Peaceable Genomes of Pumpkins. But 2020 is like no ...
200 million people contract malaria each year. A genetically engineered vaccine might soon be coming
Malaria’s catastrophic toll has inspired many attempts to create a viable vaccine, but the genetic complexity of the malaria parasite ...
Women and HIV: 6 shots a year shown to be more effective than daily pill
Women have had only one approved option for pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, a course of drugs taken to prevent contracting ...
HIV infections among gay and bisexual men hit 20 year low
A PHE report reveals that overall, across all genders and sexualities, the number of people with a new HIV diagnosis dropped ...
After a vaccine or infection, how long will immunity to COVID last? It could be years, hopeful new data suggest
Eight months after infection, most people who have recovered still have enough immune cells to fend off the virus and prevent ...
Viewpoint: Eating organic food reduces diabetes risk? Evidence is ‘rather thin’
A recent prospective study finds an inverse association between eating organic and the risk of type 2 diabetes. But the ...
Unraveling COVID’s corrosive persistence: Doctors struggle to understand why initially mild symptoms sometimes leave lingering scars on the mind and body
For many patients, including young ones who never required hospitalization, Covid-19 has a devastating second act. Many are dealing with ...
Why the US pandemic death rate might be 50 percent more than what is being reported
[E]xperts know that the official [COVID-19] death tally is going to be an undercount by some extent. Some people who ...
Emergency relief needed: COVID-related lockdowns have led to a 50% crash in immunization rates for polio and measles
According to [the UN Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization], immunization rates in some countries have fallen by as much ...
Why COVID kills more men than women
For every 10 women claimed by [COVID] in the United States, 12 men have died, found an analysis by Global Health 50/50, ...
