3+ hour, 4+ min ago   (237+ words) While the primary outcome was successful completion of the course in under five minutes, researchers also captured the secondary outcomes of attendant swearing and expressions of frustration as participants navigated the path." A total of 254 hospital staff members participated in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (553+ words) While dogs have long been celebrated for easing stress and boosting companionship, science is beginning to explore a more unexpected influence: the microbes they share with us. A new study suggests that some of the mental-health benefits seen in teens…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (556+ words) By examining definitions, metrics, and context, we can determine the weight that those headline numbers deserve. The Researchers Set the Stage One of the key points in debating the value of a scientific study is the tools used for measurement....

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (158+ words) A team of unsuspecting lawyers asked us to help promote their litigation targeting baby food makers, falsely alleging their products contain harmful levels of heavy metals. The poor souls running this firm didn't realize what ACSH does. Let's take a…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (278+ words) I married my wife because I love her, and she completes me in many ways. That said, one of the benefits was that while I was average in height, she was taller, so I hoped that breeding for height might…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (189+ words) A moment for our colleague, Cheryl Martin. From the Desk of ACSH's President ACSH salutes Cheryl Martin, who is retiring today after more than 45 years of devoted service. Cheryl was initially hired by our founder, Dr. Elizabeth Whelan, as her…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (730+ words) The White House's MAHA Commission has finally unveiled its analysis of America's childhood-disease crisis. The report is equal parts revelation, contradiction, and ultra-processed, high-caloric rhetoric - ironically, the rhetorical additives the panel warns us to cut from our diets. The MAHA…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (421+ words) America's birth rate is plummeting, and with it, the economic foundations of programs like Social Security. Lars and I discuss the demographic time bomb ticking beneath our feet. My conversation with Lars centered around a subject I had written about…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (220+ words) Water fluoridation transformed dental care, saved billions of dollars, and inspired an iconic scene in a Hollywood satire ("Dr. Strangelove"). Yet, some eight decades after it was first introduced, fluoridation is still the subject of conspiracy theories and political posturing....