The many problems that come with palm oil
How palm oil became the world’s most hated, most used fat source
Jonathan E. Robins, Michigan Technological University
Palm oil is everywhere today: in food, soap, lipstick,...
World Sickle Cell Day – June 19th
World Sickle Cell Day
This World Sickle Cell Day (observed every year on June 19), find new stories and resources about sickle cell disease!
Sickle cell...
Could a Nasal Spray of Designer Antibodies Help to Beat COVID-19?
Dr Francis Collins, National Institutes of Health
There are now several monoclonal antibodies, identical copies of a therapeutic antibody produced in large numbers, that are...
Fish seen as key to fighting world hunger
The 2021 World Food Prize recognizes that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition
Ben Belton, Michigan State University
Fish and other aquatic foods are...
Supplement improves glucose metabolism in women’s muscle
Sharon Reynolds
National Institutes of Health
At a Glance
In a small trial, the muscles of women who took a supplement called nicotinamide mononucleotide for 10...
Researchers very concerned about covid variant P.1
Dr. Francis Collins
National Institutes of Health
By last October, about three out of every four residents of Manaus, Brazil already had been infected with SARS-CoV-2,...
Neurological damage common among covid long haulers
Prolonged brain dysfunction in COVID-19 survivors: A pandemic in its own right?
Chris Robinson, University of Florida
One in three survivors of COVID-19, those more commonly...
Good Sleep for Good Health
Understanding why your brain needs you to get enough sleep
National Institutes of Health
Sometimes, the pace of modern life barely gives you time to stop...
New insights on how saturated fats hurt your health
Saturated fats make some cells lose track of time -- and that's bad
David J. Earnest, Texas A&M University
Foods high in fat, especially saturated fat,...
Stress hormones linked to changes in weight
Unwanted weight gain or weight loss during the pandemic? Blame your stress hormones
Lina Begdache, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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If you have...