You’re Eating Healthy Over the Holidays? Yeah, Right
Research suggests most people aren’t fully truthful when discussing their holiday health habits. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Dagny…
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A New Review, Funded by Food Companies, Calls Recommended Sugar Limits Untrustworthy
This isn’t the first time a company has paid for university scientists to write a review, which are…
Angelina Jolie: Public-Health Hero?
A 2013 editorial by Angelina Jolie increased testing for a gene associated with breast cancer. Whether that was…
How a Former Financial Consultant Built a Company to Cure Rare Diseases
An interview with Karen Aiach, CEO of gene therapy company Lysogene. By Noah Davis Karen Aiach. (Photo: Jacques…
It’s Not Just College Freshman Packing on the Pounds
A new study finds an average increase of 10 pounds over four years, setting them on a dangerous…
How a Cave in New Mexico Is Helping Scientists Understand Bacteria
Extremely drug-resistant bacteria have been found deep in New Mexico’s Lechuguilla Cave. By Nathan Collins Chandelier Ballroom in…
The Life-Extending Health Benefits of Optimism
A new large-scale study finds women who maintain a positive outlook on life are less likely to die…
The FDA Is Not Hindering Medical Progress
Congress is trying to speed up Food and Drug Administration drug approvals, but the problem is science, not…
Even Smokers Living in Public Housing Support Smoking Bans
They might be hoping to quit soon, and they have a civic spirit about common indoor areas. By…
Research Gone Wild: Stem Cell Therapies: Hope or Hype?
Online marketing of stem-cell interventions is exploding, but the FDA has not determined that they’re safe or effective…