Captain Obvious to the rescue!
Almost 40% of at-home DNA tests are inaccurate, scientists warn
At-home DNA tests are used to offer information about one’s ancestors, risks of certain diseases, and other traits, such as eye color.
Plot twist: Cannabis component might actually help fight addiction, study concludes
A preclinical study using rats shows that Cannabidiol can reduce the risk of relapse.
Taking fish oil and probiotics during pregnancy may reduce food allergies
Researchers suggest these findings need to be considered when updating guidelines for pregnant women.
Jymmin combines working out with music, makes people feel less pain
Scientists paired music composition software with sensors attached to the fitness machines.
Not so harmless: common herbal remedy might cause liver cancer
“Natural healthy medicine, no side effects” … yeah.
The most expensive fungus in the world: a dead caterpillar that sells for 50,000 USD a pound
It’s also known as the “Viagra of the Himalayas”.
CDC: Homeopathic “healing bracelet” dramatically increases lead levels in babies’ blood
You know how you call alternative medicine that works? Medicine.
Dancing keeps the brain young
Just keep on dancing!
“Bio-energy healing stickers” are a scam. Now, debunked by NASA
NASA called “bullshit.”
Meditation and Tai Chi don’t just improve your health and mental state, they seem to improve genetic activity
The health benefits of meditation might seem unexpected, but they’ve been documented by a wealth of studies.
The CDC warns that “chronic Lyme” is bogus and the treatments are horrifying and deadly
The only thing ‘chronic’ about chronic Lyme is the suffering treatments will cause you.
Yoga might help ease your menstrual pain, new review of study finds
Yoga might greatly reduce menstrual pain.
Guess what? Homeopathy doesn’t work on cows, either
I wish people would stop trying to milk homeopathy already.
A drop of dragon’s blood: using animals’ natural defenses to fight drug resistance
“Eye of newt and toe of frog, wool of bat and tongue of dog.”
Increased demand for ‘vaginal seeding’, despite lack of evidence
Doctors are seeing a massive rise in the demands for the so-called vaginal seeding procedure, despite no evidence that this actually helps. Also called ‘microbirthing’, the process involves taking a swab from the mother’s vagina and rubbing it over the baby’s mouth, eyes, face and skin shortly after a C-section birth. The idea is that exposing the baby to vaginal
Completely useless: Homeopathy no better than placebo, study confirms
While there is a full scientific consensus that homeopathy is a pseudoscience many people still believe in it.
Acupuncture lessens chronic pain, new study finds
Generally regarded as a pseudoscientific treatment, acupuncture has proven itself quite effective, at least at alleviating pain.
Can’t find motivation to exercise? Do some drugs, expert says
Exercise is good for you, we all know that. Even better with drugs.
Amazing 1930 map of “Herbal Cures”
Slate just reported on this amazing map of ‘Herbal Cures’ from 1932 of the medicinal plants in common use among pharmacists and the public back then.