August 31, 2023

GM Crops Grown On Over Half Of Cropland In United States

About 55 percent of the total harvested cropland in the United States was grown with varieties having at least one genetically modified trait in 2020, according to a recent US Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service report.
August 31, 2023

Bayer Investor Calls For Company To Be Broken Up

Bayer needs to make major changes, including "de-merging" two of its three business arms, investor Artisan Partners has told Reuters, adding to a chorus of demand for change from other investors.
August 31, 2023

Preterm Babies Given Certain Fatty Acids Found To Have Better Vision

Preterm babies given a supplement with a combination of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids have better visual function by the age of two and a half. This has been shown by a study at the University of Gothenburg.
August 31, 2023

Study Suggests ‘Long COVID’ May Affect Millions More People Than Previously Thought

Early in the pandemic, millions of Americans who showed long COVID-like symptoms weren’t diagnosed due to testing constraints. A recent study found that 41 percent of these individuals had an immune response consistent with SARS-CoV-2 exposure, suggesting they might have had COVID-19.
August 25, 2023

World Health Organization’s First Traditional Medicine Summit Splits Opinions

The World Health Organization says the world-first summit will take an evidence-based approach, but some are skeptical that much progress will be made.
August 25, 2023

Pfizer Loses $144 Billion in Value

Pfizer has lost $88 billion in market share and $144 billion in value since its market peak in just one year.
August 25, 2023

Fracking Linked to Increased Cases of Lymphoma in Pennsylvania Children

Long awaited papers by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found correlations between natural gas development and childhood cancers, asthma, and birth outcomes.
August 25, 2023

Brains With Alzheimer’s Disease Have Subnormal Levels of Important Dietary Antioxidants

A new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease shows that brain levels of dietary lutein, zeaxanthin, lycopene, and vitamin E in people with Alzheimer's disease are half those in normal brains.