Obesogens are chemicals that exert negative effects on your cells. You may recognize many on a list that contains bisphenol-A (BPA), parabens, flame retardants and pesticides.1 The majority are known endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that may be sabotaging your weight loss efforts. Other obesogens include PFASs,2 commonly found in food packaging, household cleaners, nonstick cookware, firefighting… Read More »
Parasitic infections can take many forms — from those that leave you struggling with a gastrointestinal infection to others that attach to the hair or skin like mites or lice. A parasite is an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species. It can cause disease in humans which are categorised into… Read More »
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other anti-vaccine crusaders have long and falsely blamed vaccines for breeding an “epidemic” of autism. But is the epidemic even real? According to the authors of a new study, the astonishing explosion in the number of diagnosed cases of autism is the result of a broadening of the definition of… Read More »
As all researchers know, science is a grinding parade of failure and dead ends. But as we’ve often written, news release writers sometimes seem hell-bent on making the public believe otherwise. Like expert makeup artists, they can add sparkle to lackluster findings, mask blemishes in study designs, and smooth over unimpressive data. One thing I… Read More »
Milk bottle nail art (Photo Credit: Instagram/ Nail Sunny) With new beauty trends coming up almost every day, it has really become difficult to have a single favourite for a very long time, especially when it comes to nail arts. Gone are the days when you were restricted to just a few colours or style.… Read More »