Exposure to one of the most toxic forms of mercury (methylmercury) may also disrupt the body's metabolic health, according to the findings of a new international study. The research, involving University of Bristol scientists ...
May 7, 2026
0
5
A new study led by researchers at the University of Waterloo found that members of many Indigenous communities who eat certain types of locally harvested waterfowl, especially ducks with mixed or fish-based diets, may have ...
Jan 13, 2026
0
9
Can oral collagen supplements keep your skin healthy? Farah Moustafa, MD, an assistant professor at Tufts University School of Medicine and dermatologist with Tufts Medical Center, says, "Oral collagen supplements are not ...
Oct 12, 2025
0
70
A federal vaccine panel recently reshaped by US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has voted to discourage the use of flu vaccines containing thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative. The decision marks a dramatic shift ...
Jun 30, 2025
0
11
An expert committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines is meeting for the first time since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly replaced the committee's 17 members with eight ...
Jun 26, 2025
0
14
The Trump administration's vaccine advisers took up an old flu-shot debate: whether it's time to wipe out the last small fraction of those vaccines that contain a controversial preservative called thimerosal.
Jun 26, 2025
0
12
A new model developed by researchers could help inform guidelines and improve evidence-based advice on the risks and benefits of fish consumption, especially during pregnancy.
Jun 28, 2024
0
129
Canned tuna is known to contain low levels of mercury, but a new Consumer Reports investigation has found spikes of the neurotoxin in some cans.
Feb 10, 2023
0
95
Pregnant women hear a lot of "Do this" and "Don't do that" advice about what is safe to eat.
Jan 24, 2023
0
45
Indigenous peoples globally are disproportionately impacted by environmental pollution. The Matsigenka people of the Peruvian Amazon are one such Indigenous group. Fewer than 1,000 Matsigenka are spread across four villages ...
Oct 10, 2022
0
62
