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‘It’s just PR’: Skittles, Hershey and Nestle are removing artificial colors
Skittles, Nestlé and Hershey pledge to remove artificial colors, but experts argue these changes are merely cosmetic, urging ...
Gates Foundation Commits $2.5 Billion for Women’s Health
The Gates Foundation will spend $2.5 billion over the next five years on projects related to women’s health, just as the US ...
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Algae Oil vs Fish Oil: Which Is Better for Your Heart Health?
Algae oil is an alternative to fish oil, which is rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Here's what you need to know about the ...
Eating minimally processed meals doubles weight loss even when ultraprocessed foods are healthy, study finds
People who ate more typical home-cooked meals lost twice the weight of people eating ultraprocessed foods that met healthy ...
Avoiding Ultraprocessed Foods Might Double Weight Loss
In a new trial, people consumed more calories and had more cravings when they ate ultraprocessed foods. New research suggests ...
L.A. residents indicted in PA for allegedly distributing ‘most potent opioids known’
Two Angelenos are among 10 people indicted in Pittsburgh on charges they possessed and intended to distribute a litany of ...
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Senate committee opposes Trump’s NIH cuts, proposes $400M budget increase
A Senate committee has rejected President Donald Trump’s efforts to gouge funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) ...
Science Needs Dissent: NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya on COVID, Autism, and Climate Change
"I want to make sure that I always leave open the possibility that I'm wrong," says Trump's director of the National ...
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National Endowment for the Humanities awards BCM and Rice a grant to launch Center for Humanities-based Health AI Innovation
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a grant to Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University to ...
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National Endowment for the Humanities Awards BCM and Rice grant to launch Center for Humanities-based Health AI Innovation
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a grant to Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University to ...
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Senate committee OKs $400M boost to NIH
The Senate Committee on Appropriations voted 26-3 in support of increasing the National Institutes of Health’s budget by $400 million, a departure from the Trump administration’s proposal to reduce it ...
Senators are pushing back against Trump’s NIH cuts. Philly scientists say their advocacy is working.
A Senate committee rejected Trump's proposed 40% cut to NIH funding. Philadelphia's medical research community says it means ...