Talk of peptides is all over the social media these days. “Wellness influencers” push to “legalize peptides” as if peptides were one entity. Given that these molecules consist of chains of amino...
A couple of months ago, I was sitting in a room full of science writers and communicators when I heard something that made my evidence-loving ears perk up: a “science-backed” natural health product...
Imagine you are sitting in a nine-hour meeting and your vote will help decide if a new cancer screening test gets approved in your country. The test under consideration breaks the mould: from a...
Scroll through social media for five minutes and you'll be told your round face isn't a face shape, it's a hormone problem. But is “cortisol face” real, or is it just a very good sales pitch?...
Rapunzel is a fairytale that owes its origins to pregnancy cravings. Pregnant with her first child, the story begins with Rapunzel’s mother experiencing an all-consuming craving for the herb...