Tim Newman
Destructive peddlers of health misinformation: Social media influencers
Social media is awash with influencers vying for our attention so they can profit by selling their courses and hawking ...
Destructive peddlers of health misinformation: Disinformed experts
If you cast your mind back to COVID-19, there was a long line of medical professionals who cashed in during ...
Destructive peddlers of health misinformation: AI chatbots
A study published in the journal Urology examined the accuracy of ChatGPT in responding to questions about urology topics. They ...
Destructive peddlers of health misinformation: Culture wars
In 2019, a landmark paper, called EAT-Lancet, was published. It was written by tens of authors across multiple institutions. The purpose ...
A single dose of psilocybin appears more effective than drugs in treating depression
A new study compares psilocybin — the active compound in magic mushrooms, with a common antidepressant medication. During 6 months ...
Shared vision: Identical twins see the world the same—even as they age
Over recent years, it has become clear that some of the larger defects in vision - such as myopia (nearsightedness) ...
Stem cells restore sight in lab mice with end-stage retinal degeneration
The number of individuals who lose their sight due to end-stage retinal degeneration is steadily rising and currently, it cannot ...
Stomachs grown from stem cells could yield secrets of digestion
Stomach-related diseases are common, affecting millions of people. An estimated 25 percent of individuals in the United States are affected ...
Genes for obesity do not prevent or hinder weight loss, scientists find
Recent research into the genetics of obesity has uncovered a range of gene loci associated with body mass index (BMI) ...