March 30, 2023

Black, Latinx Californians Face Highest Exposure To Oil And Gas Wells

More than 1 million Californians live near active oil or gas wells, potentially exposing them to drilling-related pollution that can contribute to asthma, preterm births, and a variety of other health problems.
March 30, 2023

A Higher Dose Of Magnesium Each Day Keeps Dementia At Bay

More magnesium in our daily diet leads to better brain health as we age, according to scientists from the Neuroimaging and Brain Lab at The Australian National University.
March 30, 2023

Tuberculosis Deaths Rising Again In Europe

The number of tuberculosis deaths in Europe is on the rise again after declining for almost two decades, the World Health Organization has warned.
March 30, 2023

Telomere Shortening – A Sign Of Cellular Aging – Linked To Signs Of Alzheimer’s In Brain Scans

Changes in the brain caused by Alzheimer's disease are associated with the shortening of telomeres – the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes that shorten as cells age – according to a new study.
March 30, 2023

Moderna CEO Brazenly Defends 400 Percent COVID-19 Vaccine Price Hike

In congressional testimony, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel unabashedly defended the company's plans to raise the US list price of its COVID-19 vaccines by more than 400 percent.
March 23, 2023

The Vitamin Deficiency That Triples Dementia Risk

A folate deficiency is linked to a tripling in the chance of developing dementia in older people, research finds.
March 23, 2023

Novak Djokovic Denied US Entry Over COVID Vaccine Policy

Novak Djokovic has been ruled out of the Miami Open tennis tournament after the Serbian was denied an exemption that would have allowed him to enter the United States despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19.
March 23, 2023

Achieving True Vitamin D Sufficiency Cuts Breast Cancer Risk In Half

It's concerning enough that more than 40 percent of American adults meet the criteria for a clinical insufficiency in vitamin D (and a whopping 29 percent are straight-up deficient in the essential vitamin). But, disturbingly, a 2017 review shows that up to 96 percent of people diagnosed with breast cancer are also deficient in vitamin D.