Yan: Investing in Social Determinants of Health

Yan: Investing in Social Determinants of Health

In STAT, Wudan Yan covers a first-of-its-kind experimental program in North Carolina that helps at-risk families access healthy foods and safe housing. The program aims to address some of the social factors that can have major impacts on health. Yan talks to several...
Richards: Insulin and Neurodegeneration

Richards: Insulin and Neurodegeneration

A high-sugar diet impairs the brain cells responsible for removing toxic debris from the brain, Sabrina Richards writes for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. The research could provide a link between diet and Alzheimer’s disease and similar neurodegenerative disorders,...
Yan: Lead-Tainted Turmeric

Yan: Lead-Tainted Turmeric

In a feature for Undark, Wudan Yan (@wudanyan) takes us to Bangladesh’s spice markets, where vendors sell turmeric — until recently, often color-enhanced with lead chromate. The country practically eliminated turmeric adulteration through a multinational collaboration...
Rose: Menus and Climate Change

Rose: Menus and Climate Change

Ian Rose (@ianrosewrites) writes for Hakai Magazine about how scientists are using more than a century of menus from restaurants in West Coast cities, such as the venerable Hotel Vancouver in B.C., to understand how the ocean has changed during that period. A century...
Donovan: Insects as Food, Drugs

Donovan: Insects as Food, Drugs

Despite the obvious potential of insects as human food, animal feed, and fertilizer, writes Robin Donovan (@RobinKD) for Neo.Life, scientists disagree about the future of an industry that seeks to convert them into products that can be safely shelved in grocery...