Despite a myriad of health claims attached to it, the only thing that alkaline water is clearly better at than…
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Born and raised in NYC, Ed covers public health, disease, and weird animal science for Gizmodo. He has previously reported for the Atlantic, Vice, Pacific Standard, and Undark Magazine.
New research suggests that endurance exercise can make us much better at storing and then burning off saturated fat.
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Scientists have found strains of highly pathogenic H5N1 in a small number of NYC’s wild birds.
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New preliminary data from the CDC shows that total overdose deaths took a slight dip in 2023, but much more progress…
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Researchers in Switzerland have developed an experimental edible protein gel designed to prevent alcohol from…
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Scientists have created a device that can read a person's brain signals and translate their internal speech, at…
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The results of the longest-running trial of semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular drugs Ozempic and Wegovy,…
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A man recently contracted flesh eating bacteria while walking barefoot on a beach, highlighting an upsetting list of…
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Entomologists are asking the public to report sightings of cicadas infested with the parasite Massospora cicadina,…
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In a new small trial of an experimental procedure, patients lost about 8% of their baseline weight and experienced a…
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Researchers have found evidence that a substantial majority of older adults in Flint, Michigan are living with…
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Scientists have mapped the structure of a psychedelic drug derived from the Colorado River toad, which seems to have…
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Recent research indicates that people with two copies of the APOE4 gene are almost certain to exhibit signs of the…
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Researchers found that so-called TRAP laws were associated with an increased rate of murders among young girls and…
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A research team has tackled an old stereotype that claims women are more sensitive to cold than men.
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A Florida woman was hospitalized with severe pneumonia caught from venison that was contaminated with the usually…
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"These findings identify a previously unknown human exposure route to rubber additives," the authors wrote.
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Scientists have documented a male orangutan named Rakus using a plant with known medicinal properties to help heal…
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Bird flu poses a significant public health threat, prompting concerns about the safety of two essential food…
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Scientists have found evidence that male alpacas have sex by thrusting their penises all the way up the female’s…
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