Eating a healthy diet could help save precious water resources, according to a new study published in Nature Sustainability on 10 September — by eating a healthy diet water consumption
Researchers are still largely in the dark in their search for the causes and triggers of the dreaded Alzheimer’s dementia. They swing between various hypotheses. Recently, for example, there has
Results from the first human test of a gene-editing therapy were reported by Sangamo Therapeutics, a biotech company based in Richmond, California, on 5 September at the annual meeting of
The recent presentation of the French government’s anti-pollution plan was an opportunity for many in the media to remind us of a significant figure: air pollution from fine particles is
A new study published on 27 August in Nature Climate Change has shown that elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere are affecting the nutrient content of staple crops,
A group of experts from Johns Hopkins University, Ruth Faden, Ruth Karron, and Carleigh Krubiner, have put together an opinion piece, published on August 27 in STAT, outlining why they believe
Two separate studies published this week have shed some light onto why some people seem to have more trouble losing weight than others. One study published on 22 August in
A new study published on August 16 in the American Journal of Psychiatry has found that pregnant women exposed to the insecticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, are at a
A new study published on August 14 in Cell Reports has identified a new gene that may explain why elephants rarely get cancer. The LIF6 gene seems to alter the
After 20 years, US regulators have finally approved the first RNA interference (RNAi)-based therapy, announced on August 10. The drug, called patisiran, targets a rare condition associated with impaired heart