Melinda Wenner Moyer
Conspiracy theories and disinformation: School children are now falling for fake news at an alarming rate
When Amanda Gardner, an educator with two decades of experience, helped to start a new charter elementary and middle school ...
How the pandemic is significantly affecting kids’ brains
Like many pediatricians, Dani Dumitriu braced herself for the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus when it first surged in her ...
Social media vaccine conspiracists spread false information about alleged COVID shot fertility dangers
Dr. [Michelle] Rockwell, an Oklahoma-based family physician… saw that someone had made a collage of two of her Instagram posts ...
How getting your flu shot could reduce the likelihood of a COVID infection
[A] new study suggests that there could be another key reason to get a flu jab this year: it might reduce ...
Do certain microbes raise Alzheimer’s risk? Researchers debate
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists have long puzzled ...
Baby brain: Do women really suffer cognitive deficits during childbirth?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As many as four ...
Addressing ethical questions in pregnancy, genetic disease and baby traits
When Kira Walker was born, on June 13, 2013, her parents and doctors knew she might have health issues. Her ...
Genetics likely determine who benefits from vitamins in the developed world
In 1911, Polish biochemist Casimir Funk discovered what was behind a then-mysterious neurological condition known as beriberi, common in regions ...
“Organic Shmorganic” says Slate: Organic produce no healthier than conventional
Does feeding your child organic food really makes a difference to his health, considering that he’s been known to lick ...
Mom: ‘I’d never buy organics because I’m afraid there are dangerous pesticides on conventional produce’
YOU NEED TO SAY IN AN EDITOR'S NOTE WHO THIS 'MOM' IS When my son was a baby, organic was a ...
