A class action lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare claims that an AI system was used to unfairly deny post-acute rehabilitation ...

The American Council on Science and Health is a pro-science, research and education organization operating under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Council was founded in 1978 by a ...

A dish of living human neurons has been taught to play Doom. No, it isn’t conscious or watching the screen the way players do. But it is learning to respond to signals in a way that produces ...

A short newsletter item summarized a new Canadian study into a simple takeaway: toddlers who eat more ultra-processed foods tend to develop more behavioral problems. The statement is technically ...

Despite activist claims about trace amounts of glyphosate in foods like cereal, you'd need to eat absurd quantities- like 30+ bowls of Cheerios daily for over a year, before you approach the EPA's ...

In 1921, Otto Loewi woke from a dream with the idea for an experiment that proved nerves communicate using chemicals, not just electricity. By showing that stimulating one frog’s heart released a ...

From miracle weight-loss fix to mass tort battleground: drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro promise better health — but also ...

Stories about celebrities taking propanolol, a beta-blocking drug, are all over the place. It's being used to ward off stage fright. Does it really work, or is it just more celebrity nonsense? Hint - ...

Today is an AI edition, a chance to consider its expanding reach — from the playroom to the ballpark to the battlefield. What was once confined to screens and research labs is now embedded in toys, ...

One year ago, Los Angeles experienced one of the most destructive urban wildfire disasters in its history. The fires consumed more than 55,000 acres, destroyed nearly 16,000 homes, and claimed ...

Words matter in national dietary guidance—especially technical ones. In the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, ...