Prolonged journeys in space help inform research into frailty
Astronauts and seniors with frailty have much in common and innovative research may help solve problems for both…
Taking a bite out of the dangerous notion that food is medicine
Pseudoscience and quackery love the food-is-medicine philosophy because it helps them sell their nutritional supplements, diet books and therapy sessions…
Three nutrition trends to stay away from
Skip the cleanses, alkaline diets and IV vitamin therapy; there's no evidence they work and plenty of evidence they can be harmful…
Cool the hype around genetics and health care
We are a long way from identifying definitive biomarkers to illness and personalized gene therapies are likely generations away…
Fishing for seafood fraud report of questionable value
The methodology used by non-profit Oceana for its report lacks scientific rigour…