Concerns about potential harms of Covid-19 vaccines are often met with the widespread claim that the vaccines saved millions of lives. A recent U.S. Senate hearing on vaccine safety (May 21, 2025) even opened with the declaration that…
Following the 2016 state House elections, Democrats maintained effective control of the House with 37 members. However, on March 2, 2018, immediately before being expelled from the legislature in the face of sexual harassment allegations…
Despite its widespread use, the artificial sweetener aspartame remains one of the most controversial food additives, due to mixed evidence on its neurobehavioral effects. Healthy adults who consumed a study-prepared high-aspartame diet (25…
The world population is ageing rapidly. As society ages, the incidence of physical limitations is dramatically increasing, which reduces the quality of life and increases healthcare expenditures.
Studies in a variety of model organisms indicate that nutrient signaling is tightly coupled to longevity. In nutrient replete conditions, organisms develop, grow, and age quickly. When nutrients become sparse as with dietary restriction…
Elaine H. Zackai, MD, is the Senior Clinical Geneticist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She holds the Endowed Chair in Clinical Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics and is a Professor, Division of Human Genetics, Department of…