Fish that are genetically related have similar nutritional content, according to a new study co-led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Food … Continue reading “Predicting the nutritional value of fish”
Findings from industry-funded toxicity studies of the commonly used pesticide chlorpyrifos that showed the product had no effects on neurodevelopment may be biased, misleading, … Continue reading “Flaws found in industry-backed studies of commonly used pesticide”
Suicides outnumber homicides in Utah eight to one and the state’s suicide rate has been rising for a decade—with the increase driven by guns, … Continue reading “Report: Rising Utah suicide rates propelled by guns”
Exposure to air pollution may be damaging reproductive health.
Long-term exposure to ambient particles of black carbon—a byproduct of combustion and one of the most pervasive ambient particles in the world—may increase the risk of … Continue reading “
Exposure to black carbon particles may increase risk of eye problems “
Overweight adults who cut carbohydrates from their diets and replaced them with fat increased their metabolism and were able to burn more calories daily … Continue reading “For overweight adults, cutting carbs may jump-start metabolism”
Massachusetts’ comprehensive approach to minimizing gun violence could serve as a model for other states, according to gun policy researchers, law enforcement officials, and … Continue reading “Massachusetts’ gun policies could serve as national model”
Taking daily vitamin D and fish oil supplements does not lower cancer rates or reduce the rates of major cardiovascular events in healthy adults.
The latest wave of deadly fires in California, which have claimed more than 50 lives and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, are “part … Continue reading “California’s new ‘normal’: larger, more intense fires”
Drug spending in the U.S. tripled between 1997 and 2007, slowed down until about 2013, then started rising again. Americans now pay substantially more … Continue reading “Why did U.S. drug costs skyrocket in the 1990s?”