Health & Lifestyle

– Manuscript – DNA is the main molecule that carries genetic information in the cells of living things. More than 155,000 Americans who shared their DNA for science are about to learn something in return: Do they have any worrisome genes? It is part of a very large study to see how people’s genetics, environments, and behavior combine to govern their overall … [Read more...] about Huge US Study Starts Sharing Gene Findings with Volunteers

– Manuscript – Fabrizio Cardinali, age 72, says he has no use for electricity. For more than fifty years, he has lived entirely off the public electricity network, or grid. That makes him one of the few people in Europe unconcerned about rising energy costs this winter. Cardinali lives in a stone house near Ancona, on Italy's eastern Adriatic coast. By choice, he … [Read more...] about Italian Man Lives Without Electricity

– Manuscript – Only one in four Americans know about the most recent government effort to get people to eat a healthy diet. That information comes from a study released Tuesday by the National Center for Health Statistics. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) introduced the logo, an image representing healthy eating, in 2011. It is called MyPlate. The image … [Read more...] about Why Do Few Americans Know about Nutrition Guide?

– Manuscript – There is a growing debate among scientists about how people face difficulties and recover from them. The word resilience describes the ability to deal with stress and to recover from it. The researchers are asking, ‘why do some people recover and others struggle after traumatic events such as child abuse, gun violence or the spread of disease?’ They … [Read more...] about Creating Resilience: Is It Nature or Nurture?

– Manuscript – A new study carried out in the West African nation of Mali found that an experimental drug protected adults against malaria for at least six months. The one-dose drug is the latest possible treatment for the disease spread by mosquitos. Malaria killed more than 620,000 people in 2020 and sickened 241 million. They were mainly children under the age of … [Read more...] about Antibody Drug Tested as New Tool against Malaria