Health & Wellness – Genes and Science https://geneticliteracyproject.org Science Not Ideology Mon, 24 Aug 2020 17:05:31 -0400 en-US hourly 1 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-favicon-cropped-spectrum-initials-blue-box-borders-512x512-1-32x32.png Health & Wellness – Genes and Science https://geneticliteracyproject.org 32 32 149325001 Zinc-fortified crops may fight diabetes, cardiovascular disease in poor countries better than supplements https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/zinc-fortified-crops-may-fight-diabetes-cardiovascular-disease-in-developing-countries-better-than-supplements/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/zinc-fortified-crops-may-fight-diabetes-cardiovascular-disease-in-developing-countries-better-than-supplements/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:03:49 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333716 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/zinc-fortified-crops-may-fight-diabetes-cardiovascular-disease-in-developing-countries-better-than-supplements/feed/ 0 2333716 Is artificial intelligence (AI) medicine racially biased? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/is-artificial-intelligence-ai-medicine-racially-biased/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/is-artificial-intelligence-ai-medicine-racially-biased/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:01:27 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2330870 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/is-artificial-intelligence-ai-medicine-racially-biased/feed/ 0 2330870 Will schools maintain immunization requirements as vaccination rates plunge? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/will-schools-maintain-immunization-requirements-as-vaccination-rates-plunge/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/will-schools-maintain-immunization-requirements-as-vaccination-rates-plunge/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:01:20 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331531 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/will-schools-maintain-immunization-requirements-as-vaccination-rates-plunge/feed/ 0 2331531 Marijuana use during pregnancy increases infant’s chances of getting autism by 50% https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/marijuana-use-during-pregnancy-increases-infants-chances-of-getting-autism-by-50/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/marijuana-use-during-pregnancy-increases-infants-chances-of-getting-autism-by-50/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:04:21 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332072 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/marijuana-use-during-pregnancy-increases-infants-chances-of-getting-autism-by-50/feed/ 0 2332072 Deaths in less developed countries set to surge from malaria, HIV and TB linked to COVID-19 disruptions https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/deaths-in-less-developed-countries-set-to-surge-from-malaria-hiv-and-tb-linked-to-covid-19-disruptions/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/deaths-in-less-developed-countries-set-to-surge-from-malaria-hiv-and-tb-linked-to-covid-19-disruptions/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:02:14 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2157399 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/deaths-in-less-developed-countries-set-to-surge-from-malaria-hiv-and-tb-linked-to-covid-19-disruptions/feed/ 0 2157399 Viewpoint: Germany’s pesticide use drops for 8th straight year, but anti-GMO groups say that’s not good enough https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/viewpoint-germanys-pesticide-use-drops-for-8th-straight-year-but-anti-gmo-groups-say-thats-not-good-enough/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/viewpoint-germanys-pesticide-use-drops-for-8th-straight-year-but-anti-gmo-groups-say-thats-not-good-enough/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:01:41 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333182 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/viewpoint-germanys-pesticide-use-drops-for-8th-straight-year-but-anti-gmo-groups-say-thats-not-good-enough/feed/ 0 2333182 Vaccine danger? Rare complications after getting a shot could increase severity of COVID-19 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/vaccine-danger-rare-complications-after-getting-a-shot-could-increase-severity-of-covid-19/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/vaccine-danger-rare-complications-after-getting-a-shot-could-increase-severity-of-covid-19/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:01:39 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2157075 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/vaccine-danger-rare-complications-after-getting-a-shot-could-increase-severity-of-covid-19/feed/ 0 2157075 Viewpoint: GMO vs non-GMO foods? There’s no difference to your body or health https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/viewpoint-gmo-vs-non-gmo-foods-theres-no-difference-to-your-body-or-health/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/viewpoint-gmo-vs-non-gmo-foods-theres-no-difference-to-your-body-or-health/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:01:37 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2115381 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/viewpoint-gmo-vs-non-gmo-foods-theres-no-difference-to-your-body-or-health/feed/ 0 2115381 Myocarditis and potential heart damage caused by COVID may be biggest challenge to resuscitating college sports https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/myocarditis-and-potential-heart-damage-caused-by-covid-may-be-biggest-challenge-to-resuscitating-college-sports/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/myocarditis-and-potential-heart-damage-caused-by-covid-may-be-biggest-challenge-to-resuscitating-college-sports/#disqus_thread Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:08:11 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332324 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/myocarditis-and-potential-heart-damage-caused-by-covid-may-be-biggest-challenge-to-resuscitating-college-sports/feed/ 0 2332324 ‘A new chapter in my life’: Woman gets second face transplant https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/a-new-chapter-in-my-life-woman-gets-second-face-transplant/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/a-new-chapter-in-my-life-woman-gets-second-face-transplant/#disqus_thread Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:06:43 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331528 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/a-new-chapter-in-my-life-woman-gets-second-face-transplant/feed/ 0 2331528 GMO crops don’t cause infertility, systematic evidence review finds https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/gmo-crops-dont-cause-infertility-systematic-evidence-review-finds/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/gmo-crops-dont-cause-infertility-systematic-evidence-review-finds/#disqus_thread Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:04:50 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333177 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/gmo-crops-dont-cause-infertility-systematic-evidence-review-finds/feed/ 0 2333177 Metformin: First pill that purportedly treats age-related illnesses in review for approval for trials https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/metformin-first-anti-aging-pill-in-review-for-approval-for-trials/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/metformin-first-anti-aging-pill-in-review-for-approval-for-trials/#disqus_thread Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:03:38 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331546 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/metformin-first-anti-aging-pill-in-review-for-approval-for-trials/feed/ 0 2331546 Viewpoint: Media focus on COVID-19 deaths ignores lasting impact of ‘calamitous pandemic’ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/morgue-count-deaths-dramatically-under-estimate-impact-of-covid-19/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/morgue-count-deaths-dramatically-under-estimate-impact-of-covid-19/#disqus_thread Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:01:37 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332354 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/morgue-count-deaths-dramatically-under-estimate-impact-of-covid-19/feed/ 0 2332354 Can acupuncture treat COVID-19? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/can-acupuncture-treat-covid-19/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/can-acupuncture-treat-covid-19/#disqus_thread Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:01:18 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332036 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/can-acupuncture-treat-covid-19/feed/ 0 2332036 COVID and suicide: More than one quarter of young adults contemplated taking their life in the last two months https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/covid-and-suicide-more-than-one-quarter-of-young-adults-contemplated-taking-their-life-in-the-last-two-months/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/covid-and-suicide-more-than-one-quarter-of-young-adults-contemplated-taking-their-life-in-the-last-two-months/#disqus_thread Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:04:00 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332394 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/covid-and-suicide-more-than-one-quarter-of-young-adults-contemplated-taking-their-life-in-the-last-two-months/feed/ 0 2332394 ‘Will a COVID vaccine work on the grossly overweight? Our prediction is no’ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/will-a-covid-vaccine-work-on-the-grossly-overweight-our-prediction-is-no/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/will-a-covid-vaccine-work-on-the-grossly-overweight-our-prediction-is-no/#disqus_thread Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:03:21 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2330633 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/will-a-covid-vaccine-work-on-the-grossly-overweight-our-prediction-is-no/feed/ 1 2330633 Natural immunity: Some people who have not gotten the virus may be naturally protected https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/natural-immunity-some-people-who-have-not-gotten-the-virus-may-be-naturally-protected/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/natural-immunity-some-people-who-have-not-gotten-the-virus-may-be-naturally-protected/#disqus_thread Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:01:36 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2330359 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/natural-immunity-some-people-who-have-not-gotten-the-virus-may-be-naturally-protected/feed/ 0 2330359 Viewpoint: ‘Health impact of chemicals doubled in last 5 years’? Gullible media misreporting flawed studies mislead the public https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-health-impact-of-chemicals-doubled-in-last-5-years-gullible-media-misreporting-flawed-studies-mislead-the-public/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-health-impact-of-chemicals-doubled-in-last-5-years-gullible-media-misreporting-flawed-studies-mislead-the-public/#disqus_thread Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:01:15 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332655 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-health-impact-of-chemicals-doubled-in-last-5-years-gullible-media-misreporting-flawed-studies-mislead-the-public/feed/ 1 2332655 $10 COVID saliva test with results in three hours approved for rollout https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/covid-saliva-test-costing-10-with-results-in-here-hours-approved-for-rollout/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/covid-saliva-test-costing-10-with-results-in-here-hours-approved-for-rollout/#disqus_thread Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:01:53 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332671 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/covid-saliva-test-costing-10-with-results-in-here-hours-approved-for-rollout/feed/ 0 2332671